9th AMXS Airmen who make maintenance possible

Airman 1st Class Hannah Kinter, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) support technician, reviews technical orders prior to conducting maintenance on a U-2 Dragon Lady pogo-wheel assembly on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 5, 2021. The 9th AMXS support section maintains all of Beale’s pogo-wheels, which keep U-2s from tipping over while taxiing prior to take off, detaching after the plane is airborne. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

9th AMXS Airmen who make maintenance possible

Airman 1st Class Hannah Kinter, left, and Senior Airman Adam Sherman, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) support technicians prepare to laser engrave a tool on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 5, 2021. The 9th AMXS support section gives and engraves a serial number onto every piece of equipment to help maintain the integrity and inventory of Beale’s tools. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

9th AMXS Airmen who make maintenance possible

Senior Airman Adam Sherman, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) support technician, removes the wheels of a U-2 Dragon Lady pogo-wheel assembly on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 5, 2021. The 9th AMXS support section maintains all of Beale’s pogo-wheels, which keep U-2s from tipping over while taxiing prior to take off, detaching after the plane is airborne. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

9th AMXS Airmen who make maintenance possible

Airman 1st Class Hannah Kinter, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) support technician, checks the quality of a laser engraving on a tool on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 5, 2021. The 9th AMXS support section gives and engraves a serial number onto every piece of equipment to help maintain the integrity and inventory of Beale’s tools. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

9th AMXS Airmen who make maintenance possible

Tech. Sgt. Jared Karcher, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) support section shift lead, right, checks out bolt cutters to a maintainer on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 5, 2021. The 9th AMXS support section is responsible for maintaining the integrity and inventory of the tools used by Beale’s Maintainers (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

9th AMXS Airmen who make maintenance possible

Airman 1st Class Hannah Kinter, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) support technician, opens hazardous material storage to organize and store hazardous material on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 5, 2021. The 9th AMXS support section collects and manages hazardous material used by Beale’s maintainers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

9th AMXS Airmen who make maintenance possible

Airman 1st Class Hannah Kinter, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) support technician, places hazardous material into storage on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 5, 2021. The 9th AMXS support section collects and manages hazardous material used by Beale’s maintainers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)

9th AMXS Airmen who make maintenance possible

Published Jan. 8, 2021
By Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran
9RW/PA

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --