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BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Christopher Kelley, 23rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron air crew flight equipment technician, grinds down a helmet visor for an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot here, Feb. 14. The technicians grind away just enough to ensure that the pilot can see the heads up display clearly and completely. A cathode ray tube projects the heads up display inside the helmet. Sergeant Kelley is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Christopher Kelley, 23rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron air crew flight equipment technician, marks a helmet visor before grinding it down to the right shape here, Feb. 14. Each helmet visor is custom fit to the F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot who will wear it. Sergeant Kelley is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Christopher Kelley, 23rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron air crew flight equipment technician, replaces the cathode ray tube assembly inside of a helmet visor here, Feb. 14. The cathode ray tube projects a visual display inside the helmet. The 23rd EFS was the first fighter squadron to deploy to the area of operation with the joint helmet mounted cueing system in June 2006. Sergeant Kelley is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Christopher Kelley, 23rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron air crew flight equipment technician, marks a helmet visor before grinding it down to the right shape here, Feb. 14. The clear visor is used for nighttime missions and can take up to two hours to custom fit to F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots. Sergeant Kelley is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Christopher Kelley, 23rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron air crew flight equipment technician, re-assembles a joint helmet mounted cueing system after precisely cutting a helmet visor for an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot here, Feb. 14. Sergeant Kelley is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)