Transition doesn’t stop 69th Maintenance Squadron Detachment 1 mission

69th Maintenance Squadron Detachment 1 RQ-4 Global Hawk maintainers prepare an RQ-4 for a flight Feb. 5, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently transitioned and became the 69th MXS Det. 1 out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The unit is responsible for keeping the RQ-4 at Beale serviceable and ready to provide high-altitude reconnaissance to commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco)

Staff Sgt. Caleb Lawlor, 69th Maintenance Squadron Detachment 1 RQ-4 Global Hawk crew chief (Right), and Staff Sgt. Seth Thurber, 69th MXS Det. 1 RQ-4 avionics technician review a maintenance technical order Feb. 5, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently transitioned and became the 69th MXS Det. 1 out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The unit is responsible for keeping the RQ-4 at Beale serviceable and ready to provide high-altitude reconnaissance to commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco)

Staff Sgt. Seth Thurber, 69th Maintenance Squadron Detachment 1 RQ-4 Global Hawk avionics technician, teaches new Airmen how to perform a preflight inspection Feb. 5, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently transitioned and became the 69th MXS Det. 1 out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The unit is responsible for keeping the RQ-4 at Beale serviceable and ready to provide high-altitude reconnaissance to commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco)

Staff Sgt. Seth Thurber, 69th Maintenance Squadron Detachment 1 RQ-4 Global Hawk avionics technician, performs a preflight inspection Feb. 5, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently transitioned and became the 69th MXS Det. 1 out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The unit is responsible for keeping the RQ-4 at Beale serviceable and ready to provide high-altitude reconnaissance to commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco)

Staff Sgt. Seth Thurber, 69th Maintenance Squadron Detachment 1 RQ-4 Global Hawk avionics technician, performs a preflight inspection Feb. 5, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently transitioned and became the 69th MXS Det. 1 out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The unit is responsible for keeping the RQ-4 at Beale serviceable and ready to provide high-altitude reconnaissance to commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco)

Staff Sgt. Seth Thurber, 69th Maintenance Squadron Detachment 1 RQ-4 Global Hawk avionics technician, stands on a wing during a preflight inspection Feb. 5, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently transitioned and became the 69th MXS Det. 1 out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The unit is responsible for keeping the RQ-4 at Beale serviceable and ready to provide high-altitude reconnaissance to commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco)

Staff Sgt. Vincent Venegas, 69th Maintenance Squadron Detachment 1 RQ-4 Global Hawk avionics technician, prepares to start an RQ-4 Feb. 5, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently transitioned and became the 69th MXS Det. 1 out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The unit is responsible for keeping the RQ-4 at Beale serviceable and ready to provide high-altitude reconnaissance to commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco)

Staff Sgt. Seth Thurber, 69th Maintenance Squadron Detachment 1 RQ-4 Global Hawk avionics technician, checks panels during a preflight inspection Feb. 5, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently transitioned and became the 69th MXS Det. 1 out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The unit is responsible for keeping the RQ-4 at Beale serviceable and ready to provide high-altitude reconnaissance to commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco)