62d AFE: Here to Serve

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Hoskins, aircrew flight equipment technician with the 62d Operations Support Squadron, reviews paperwork at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2023. All pilots have personal gear assigned to them by the AFE shop when they arrive at JBLM. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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62d AFE: Here to Serve

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Hoskins, aircrew flight equipment technician with the 62d Operations Support Squadron, holds up his collectable AFE patch at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2023. Morale patches are often collected, and displayed by service members on their desks, luggage, or uniforms on commander approved morale days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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62d AFE: Here to Serve

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devon Wright, aircrew flight equipment technician with the 62d Operations Support Squadron, removes a deployment kit from a shelf unit at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2023. The McChord AFE shop maintains the deployment kits for aircrew, ensuring that everybody has the lifesaving equipment they'll need when they depart from home station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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62d AFE: Here to Serve

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devon Wright, aircrew flight equipment technician with the 62d Operations Support Squadron, performs a routine inspection on an HGU-55/P helmet at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2023. The HGU-55/P helmet is the standard issue helmet for aircrew, and was introduced in the 1980’s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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62d AFE: Here to Serve

U.S. Air Force Captain Nick Cousino, pilot with the 8th Airlift Squadron picks up his HGU-55/P helmet from the Aircrew Flight Equipment shop at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2023. Pilots utilize their helmets commonly to mount night vision goggles or in combat situations where debris could be flying around the cockpit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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62d AFE: Here to Serve

Published Aug. 21, 2023
By Senior Airman Colleen Anthony
62d Airlift Wing

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Hoskins, aircrew flight equipment technician with the 62d Operations Support Squadron, reviews paperwork at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2023. All pilots have personal gear assigned to them by the AFE shop when they arrive at JBLM. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)