SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airmen from the 52nd Component Maintenance Squadron fuel systems repair section replace a damaged bracket in the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Sept. 14. The process of removing and replacing the wing took more than 85 man-hours and has not been done since 2008 on Spangdahlem Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Senior Airman Malcom Asher, 52nd Component Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems journeyman, fastens bolts to the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon from inside the fuselage Sept. 16. The wing of the F-16 was removed to replace an internal bracket that had a minor stress fracture. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airmen from the 52nd Component Maintenance Squadron fuel systems repair section fasten nuts and bolts while reattaching the left wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Sept. 16. The wing was removed to repair an internal bracket, a process that took more than 85 man-hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)