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51 LRS maximizes warfighter support with vehicle validation

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Larson, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management fire truck maintainer, troubleshoots a battery charger at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 8, 2023. Fire truck maintenance ensures operational effectiveness in time-sensitive emergencies and year-round mission requirements. Vehicles including firetrucks are required to go through a validation process every three to five years to ensure its utilization is meeting Air Force standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsea Caballero)
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51 LRS maximizes warfighter support with vehicle validation

From the left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Bello, Yi San Young, and Senior Airman Dillion Evans, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron material handling equipment maintainers, pose for a photo at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 8, 2023. The vehicle validation process ensures equipment like an aircraft loader and transporter, is being utilized for its purpose and remains within Air Force standards to ensure mission readiness of the 51st Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsea Caballero)
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51 LRS maximizes warfighter support with vehicle validation

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan McCoy, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of refueling maintenance, performs routine maintenance on a vehicle at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 8, 2023. R-11 refueling vehicles can deliver 6,000 gallons of fuel to aircraft which allows pilots to execute various aerial missions. Fleet vehicles such as refuelers go through a validation process every three to five years to ensure its utilization meets U.S. Air Force standards and continue to support the 51st Fighter Wing mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsea Caballero)
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51 LRS maximizes warfighter support with vehicle validation

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Covell, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management mechanic technician, removes bolts from an axel during a tire change at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 8, 2023. Routine maintenance on fleet vehicles ensures real-world mission readiness, improving reliability and performance of over 129 types of vehicles which provide a wide variety of services to include flightline support. The vehicles go through the validation process to ensure their utilization meets unit requirements and U.S. Air Force standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsea Caballero)
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51 LRS maximizes warfighter support with vehicle validation

U.S. Air Force members from the 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance section, usher in a snow broom at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 8, 2023. Winter service vehicles undergo preventative maintenance during the summer rebuild phase to ensure mission readiness in snowy weather. Assets, like heavy equipment, are included in the vehicle validation process to determine asset retainability for unit mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsea Caballero)
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51 LRS maximizes warfighter support with vehicle validation

From the left, Pyong Min Kim, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Imran Stone and Staff Sgt. Charles Donihue, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance mechanic technicians, perform routine maintenance on a security forces patrol car at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 8, 2023. Frequent vehicle maintenance ensures the safety of our Airmen and improves the reliability and performance of over 129 different types of vehicles, which undergo a validation process every three to five years to meet U.S. Air Force requirements and provide continuous support to Osan’s fight tonight mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsea Caballero)
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51 LRS maximizes warfighter support with vehicle validation

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Byeongwoo Jung and Charles Donihue, both 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance mechanic technicians, discuss paperwork at the customer service desk at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 8, 2023. Vehicle management services over 46 tenant units and validates their assets for functionality, safety, and resource management to ensure mission readiness for the 51st Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsea Caballero)
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51 LRS maximizes warfighter support with vehicle validation

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tenisha Little, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of fleet management and analysis, assists Minyong Choe, 51st LRS maintenance clerk, with vehicle validation at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 8, 2023. Vehicle validation reviews the utilization of the basewide fleet inventory every few years to ensure it meets U.S. Air Force requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsea Caballero)
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HMMWV Maintenance

U.S. Army Specialist Darius Sims, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade all-wheel mechanic, completes regular maintenance on a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 29, 2022. The HMMWV was designed primarily for personnel and light cargo transport behind front lines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachariah Lopez)
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HMMWV Maintenance

U.S. Army Specialist Darius Sims, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade all-wheel mechanic, poses for a photo at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 29, 2022. The high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) has become the vehicular backbone of transportation for all U.S. Forces around the world and are able to continue the mission all thanks to all-wheel mechanics like Specialist Sims, who keep the vehicle in working condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachariah Lopez)
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HMMWV Maintenance

U.S. Army Specialist Darius Sims, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade all-wheel mechanic, inspects a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 29, 2022. The HMMWV is a tactical vehicle produced for the U.S. Army in 1989 and is still in service today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachariah Lopez)
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HMMWV Maintenance

U.S. Army Specialist Darius Sims, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade all-wheel mechanic, closes up a barrel of powering steering fluid after working on a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 29, 2022. The HMMWV was designed primarily for personnel and light cargo transport behind front lines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachariah Lopez)
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HMMWV Maintenance

U.S. Army Specialist Darius Sims, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade all-wheel mechanic, finishes up routine maintenance on a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 29, 2022. HMMWVs first saw combat in “Operation Just Cause,” the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachariah Lopez)
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HMMWV Maintenance

U.S. Army Specialist Darius Sims, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade all-wheel mechanic, empties out the powering steering fluid of a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 29, 2022. The HMMWV is a tactical vehicle produced for the U.S. Army in 1989 and is still in service today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachariah Lopez)
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HMMWV Maintenance

U.S. Army Specialist Darius Sims, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade all-wheel mechanic, turns the wheel on a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 29, 2022. The HMMWV was designed primarily for personnel and light cargo transport behind front lines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachariah Lopez)
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HMMWV Maintenance

U.S. Army Specialist Darius Sims, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade all-wheel mechanic, performs an operations check on the steering mechanism of a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) after replacing its power steering fluid at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 29, 2022. HMMWVs first saw combat in “Operation Just Cause,” the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachariah Lopez)
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HMMWV Maintenance

U.S. Army Specialist Darius Sims, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade all-wheel mechanic, performs maintenance on a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 29, 2022. The HMMWV is a tactical vehicle produced for the U.S. Army in 1989 and is still in service today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachariah Lopez)
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Osan Vehicle Maintenance goes digital

Pak Min-ok, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, repairs a street sweeper in the Vehicle Maintenance shop at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea on June 13, 2017. The Vehicle Maintenance unit ensures Team Osan’s 1,300 government owned vehicles remain mission capable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)
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Osan Vehicle Maintenance goes digital

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Butler, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, disassembles an engine in the Vehicle Maintenance shop at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea on June 13, 2017. The 51st LRS handles all maintenance on government owned vehicles on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)
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Osan Vehicle Maintenance goes digital

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ruebert Bantigue, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, reads a digital technical order (TO) in the Vehicle Maintenance shop at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea on June 13, 2017. The shop recently upgraded their outdated paper TO system with a digital library that can be viewed from a tablet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)
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