From touch-down to take-off, APG ensures tankers are mission-ready

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Airman 1st Class Robert Calise, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron APG, performs safety checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker Nov. 9, 2011, as the aircrew perform their preflight checks. Made up of three career fields – crew chiefs, hydraulics and propulsion specialists – APG formerly meant “airplane general,” and though the name is no longer officially used, it’s still kept for its historical roots. Crew chiefs from APG inspect high-fail points on every aircraft, including flaps, spoilers, tracks, gears and gear doors. They launch eight to nine jets every day and perform recoveries and inspections, as well as marshal the jets for takeoff and again on landing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)

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