AGE Airmen ensure equipment mission ready

Airman 1st Class Matthew Carnes, 5th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic, checks the hydraulic fluid on a lift used to perform aircraft maintenance at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 5, 2013. AGE Airmen are responsible for the maintenance of the equipment that supplies electricity, hydraulic pressure and air pressure as planes receive maintenance on the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Apryl Hall)

AGE Airmen ensure equipment mission ready

Tools sit nearby for the aerospace ground equipment Airmen of the 5th Maintenance Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 5, 2013. AGE Airmen are responsible for the maintenance of the equipment that supplies electricity, hydraulic pressure and air pressure as planes receive maintenance on the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Apryl Hall)

AGE Airmen ensure equipment mission ready

Senior Airman Darrell Ochoa, 5th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic, works on wiring on a piece of equipment used to perform aircraft maintenance at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 5, 2013. AGE Airmen repair and maintain all the ground equipment that is used to ensure the B-52H Stratofortresses are prepared for flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Apryl Hall)

AGE Airmen ensure equipment mission ready

Airman 1st Class Michael Davis, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron team member, pushes a ground heater outside at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 5, 2013. Members of the aerospace ground equipment flight endure the cold weather to perform maintenance on the equipment used for aircraft maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Apryl Hall)

AGE Airmen ensure equipment mission ready

Published Dec. 10, 2013
By Public Affairs
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The Airmen of the 5th Maintenance Squadron's Aerospace Ground Equipment unit work on ground equipment used to maintain Minot Air Force Base's B-52H Stratofortresses, Dec. 5, 2013. AGE Airmen are responsible for the maintenance of the equipment that supplies electricity, hydraulic pressure and air pressure as planes receive maintenance on the flight line. Their job is crucial in ensuring the jets are prepared for flight.