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March 26, 2024
My Air Force Experience

When people look up at the sky and see planes defying the laws of gravity, sound and speed, the first thought on making the impossible possible is not often about the aircraft maintainers. Yet it’s the maintainers and their meticulous attention to detail and technical expertise that ensures each
March 6, 2020
It isn’t broke unless we can’t fix it

AFREP Airmen work on various equipment from printers, monitors and electronics to U-2 Dragonlady components and so much more. AFREP Airmen save the Air Force money by learning how to repair items instead of sending off items and paying to have it fixed.
June 28, 2019
Releasing the Dragon: 9th AMXS maintainers’ U-2 launch operations

Recce Town's maintainers are always hard at work making sure our pilots can fly whenever needed. They play an essential role in delivering world-wide reconnaissance. Wherever U-2s are flying, it is because maintainers made it possible.
June 12, 2019
9th MXS egress shop upgrades ejection seat

The U-2 Dragon Lady has a long and storied history, which means the component parts do as well. The ejection seat, arguably one of the most important components, is currently undergoing a large upgrade.
April 19, 2019
9th MXG maintain rare U-2 Black Letter Jet at Beale

A team of Airmen from the 9th Maintenance Group certified a U-2 Dragon Lady as a rare black-letter jet for flight March 17, 2019 Beale.

My Air Force Experience