Soaring Angel 13-1

Senior Airman Leonard Tran, a helicopter maintainer assigned to the 129th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, services the damper on an HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter during Soaring Angel 13-1 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Oct 12, 2012. A damper is a piece of equipment that puts stress on the blade of a helicopter and allows the blade to move side to side while conducting routine maintenance. Soaring Angel 13-1 is a collaborative tactical training exercise hosted by the 129th Rescue Wing designed to demonstrate the wing’s rescue and deployable capabilities and interoperability with joint forces. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kim E. Ramirez)

Seal replacement

California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Brendon Baker, an aerospace propulsion specialist assigned to the 129th Maintenance Squadron, services the propeller of a MC-130P Combat Shadow at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., May 16, 2011. Sergeant Baker is replacing leaking seals on the aircraft. (California Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kim E. Ramirez)

Seal replacement

California Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Michael Soriano, left, and Staff Sgt. Brendon Baker, aerospace propulsion specialists assigned to the 129th Maintenance Squadron, remove a propeller from a MC-130P Combat Shadow at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., May 16, 2011. Sergeant Baker and Airman Soriano are replacing leaking seals on the aircraft. (California Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kim E. Ramirez)

Airmen lift a TF-104G aircraft

Tech. Sgt. Kurtis Newby, an aircraft maintenance technician assigned to the 129th Maintenance Squadron, operates the control that stabilizes the airbag manifold under the tail of a TF-104G aircraft. Airmen from the 129th Rescue Wing conducted a full-scale airbag lift exercise using a TF-104G static display to simulate a downed aircraft at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., Mar. 15, 2011. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ray Aquino/RELEASED) More information about the TF-104G is available at http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2313.

Airmen lift a TF-104G aircraft

Aircraft maintenance personnel assigned to the 129th Maintenance Squadron inspect the main landing gears of a TF-104G for leaks and discrepancies. Airmen from the 129th Rescue Wing conducted a full-scale airbag lift exercise using a TF-104G static display to simulate a downed aircraft at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., Mar. 15, 2011. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ray Aquino/RELEASED) More information about the TF-104G is available at http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2313.

Airmen lift a TF-104G aircraft

Tech. Sgt. David Chavez, an aircraft maintenance technician assigned to the 129th Maintenance Squadron, observes the airbag that raises the right wing of a TF-104G aircraft. Airmen from the 129th Rescue Wing conducted a full-scale airbag lift exercise using a TF-104G static display to simulate a downed aircraft at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., Mar. 15, 2011. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ray Aquino/RELEASED) More information about the TF-104G is available at http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2313.