![Airman 1st Class Michael Wilkins, a crew chief assigned to the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepares to launch an F-35 Lightning II aircraft, number 5079, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May Airman 1st Class Michael Wilkins, a crew chief assigned to the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepares to launch an F-35 Lightning II aircraft, number 5079, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R6P1NB/airman-1st-class-michael-wilkins-a-crew-chief-assigned-to-the-34th-aircraft-maintenance-unit-prepares-to-launch-an-f-35-lightning-ii-aircraft-number-5079-at-hill-air-force-base-utah-may-22-in-addition-to-the-sortie-being-the-3000th-in-an-operational-f-35-at-hill-it-also-turned-out-to-be-wilkenss-first-solo-launch-R6P1NB.jpg)
Airman 1st Class Michael Wilkins, a crew chief assigned to the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepares to launch an F-35 Lightning II aircraft, number 5079, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May
U.S. Navy Blue Angels - "My job as a crew chief reflects the type of teamwork and trust that can be found in the fleet. The pilots trust that the aircraft is
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![After a mission, a US Air Force (USAF) Crew CHIEF with the 392nd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), marshals his A-10 Thunderbolt "Warthog" aircraft to a parking spot at a forward-deployed location in After a mission, a US Air Force (USAF) Crew CHIEF with the 392nd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), marshals his A-10 Thunderbolt "Warthog" aircraft to a parking spot at a forward-deployed location in](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/2003/04/03/after-a-mission-a-us-air-force-usaf-crew-chief-with-the-392nd-air-expeditionary-f4c9c2-1600.jpg)