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Fuels work hard, but stay clean

Senior Airman Corey Walton, 9th Logistic Readiness Squadron fuels facility operator, adjusts knobs on a Liquid Oxygen (LOX) tank at Beale Air Force Base, California, March 4, 2020. Airmen make sure the tank has the correct pressure to ensure if the tank is full. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)
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Fuels work hard, but stay clean

Senior Airman Corey Walton, 9th Logistic Readiness Squadron (LRS) fuels facility operator, left, observes the pressure gauge on the Liquid Oxygen (LOX) tank while Airman 1st Class Brain Barrios, 9th LRS fuels operator reads a checklist at Beale Air Force Base, California, March 4, 2020. Airmen make sure the tank has the correct pressure to ensure if the tank is full. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)
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Fuels work hard, but stay clean

Airman 1st Class Brain Barrios, 9th Logistic Readiness Squadron (LRS) fuels operator, left, reads a checklist to Senior Airman Corey Walton, 9th LRS fuels facility operator, at Beale Air Force Base, California, March 4, 2020. Each step is marked off on the checklist to ensure everything is done correctly. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)
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Fuels work hard, but stay clean

Airman 1st Class Brain Barrios, 9th Logistic Readiness Squadron fuels operator, connects a cryogenic servicing hose to the small Liquid Oxygen (LOX) tank at Beale Air Force Base, California, March 4, 2020. LOX tanks come in various sizes, from 50 gallon to 6,000 gallon tanks. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)
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Fuels work hard, but stay clean

Senior Airman Corey Walton, 9th Logistic Readiness Squadron (LRS) fuels facility operator, left, carries a collection tray to Airman 1st Class Brain Barrios, 9th LRS fuels operator at Beale Air Force Base, California, March 4, 2020. Collection trays are used to catch any spilled liquid oxygen. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)
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Public Health: keeping the mission healthy

Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Sharon Bannister Air Combat Command surgeon general, second from the left, poses with Airmen from the 9th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron’s Public Health flight on Beale Air Force Base California, March 3, 2020. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Jason W. Cochran)
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Legendary SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71A, tail number 64-17963, sits in Heritage Park Feb. 2, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. This SR-71 flew multiple sorties over Vietnam and Korea and was retired on Oct. 28, 1976 after 6,014 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)
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Legendary SR-71 Blackbird

U.S. Air Force retired Lt. Col. Tony Bevacqua poses for a photo in his home in Yuba City, California, Feb. 26, 2020. Bevacqua is one of the few pilots who have flown an SR-71 in operational Air Force missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)
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Legendary SR-71 Blackbird

Airmen from the 9th Field Maintenance Parachute Shop install a drag chute on an SR-71 at Beale Air Force Base, California on an unknown date. SR-71s were equipped with drag chutes to slow it down, and provide pilots with control and stability when landing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Legendary SR-71 Blackbird

Maj. George Morgan, an SR-71 reconnaissance systems operator, and Capt. Eldon Joersz, an SR-71 Pilot, pose for a picture, Aug. 29, 1975 at Beale Air Force Base, California. These two Airmen set the official air speed record for a manned air breathing jet engine aircraft with a speed of 2,193 mph on July 28, 1976. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Legendary SR-71 Blackbird

Airmen pose for a picture to celebrate SR-71B’s 1,000th sortie, Jan. 15, 1982 at Beale Air Force Base, California. A sortie is an operational mission conducted by an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Aircrew Flight Equipment Specialists, Keeping Pilots Safe

Airman 1st Class Joshua Chatman, 9th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment specialist, places a strain relief cord back into an oxygen mask hose after cleaning it out, Jan. 22, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. To ensure oxygen masks are properly functioning, aircrew flight equipment specialists inspect them every 30 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)
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Aircrew Flight Equipment Specialists, Keeping Pilots Safe

Airman 1st Class Maggie Breedlove, 9th Operations Support aircrew flight equipment specialist, measures and cuts Velcro pieces that will be placed in the inside of a flyers lightweight helmet, Jan. 22, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. These pieces of Velcro will attach an energy absorbing liner to the helmet. The purpose of an energy absorbing liner is to reduce impact energy to the head of a pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)
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No Margin For Error

9th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress Airmen install a U-2 Dragon Lady egress seat, Jan. 16, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. To guarantee the proper functioning of egress systems, these professionals perform maintenance regularly, conduct full diagnostic inspections of egress systems, check for any broken components, and swap out any time-changeable items that have expired.
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No Margin For Error

Intricate components located the bottom of an egress seat, waiting to be installed to a U-2 Dragon Lady, Jan. 14, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. If a pilot ever needs to eject from an aircraft, gas pressure will be sent through these hoses and to the explosives so that a pilot can escape the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)
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No Margin For Error

Airman 1st Class Robert Dumback, 9th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems journeyman, installs a D-ring guard on a U-2 Dragon Lady egress seat Jan. 14, 2020 at Beale Air force Base, California. A D-ring is the component of an egress seat that a pilot pulls to eject. The purpose of a D-ring guard is to protect the D-ring and prevent the accidental activation of an egress seat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)
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No Margin For Error

Airman 1st Class Robert Dumbeck (left), 9th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems journeyman, and Tech. Sgt. Cody Clark 9th MXS aircrew egress systems craftsman, inspect an egress seat D-ring before installing a D-ring guard, Jan. 16, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. When a pilot pulls the D-ring, it fires an initiator that sends gas pressure to explosives. Each of these explosives fire at different items like the lap belt, inertia reel, and foot retractors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)
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Essential Medicine Experts

Maj. Andrea Russell, 9th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy element chief, counsels a patient on their medication at the clinic at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 9, 2020. The 9th MDSS provides ancillary services in support of 28,600 TRICARE beneficiaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Valentina Viglianco)
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Essential Medicine Experts

Maj. Andrea Russell, 9th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy element chief, answers a phone call at the clinic at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 9, 2020. She is an essential medicine expert that helps accomplish the 9th MDSS mission by ensuring patients get the proper prescribed drugs and that patients fully understand the medications they are using. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Valentina Viglianco)
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Essential Medicine Experts

Maj. Andrea Russell, 9th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy element chief, fills up a bottle with prescribed pills at the clinic at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 9, 2020. Russell is one of two pharmacists at Beale AFB, who are responsible for dispensing prescribed medications and helping patients understand proper usage and side effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Valentina Viglianco)
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