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Wing swap: 51st MXS executes precision with F-16 wing replacement
51st Fighter Wing
Video by Staff Sgt. Aubree Owens
Nov. 9, 2023 | 1:17
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 51st Maintenance Squadron, prepare to replace a wing on a F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 7, 2023. The 51st MXS is the most permanently forward-deployed maintenance back-shop squadron in the world and is responsible for conducting on-and-off equipment maintenance for both A-10s and F-16s valued at $1.1 billion. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Aubree Owens) More