23 The mission of aircraft maintainers depends heavily on the equipment they use to perform their duties being properly treated for the environment they’re in and having it all readily available for daily usage. The Aerospace Ground Equipment flight, part of the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, ensures that all AGE is inspected, repaired and given preventative protection on a regular basis.
Aircraft on Kadena Air Base, Japan, go through 18,000 annual flying hours and everyday usage that requires maintainers to address wear and tear 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Maintainers and pilots both acknowledge the saying, “There is no air power without ground power,” which couldn’t be truer regarding the AGE flight at Kadena.
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