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Photo Gallery: Sentry Eagle Ground Ops

August 15, 2015 Photo Gallery: Sentry Eagle Ground Ops
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Happy Satuday, FighterSweep Fans! As promised, we’ve put together this photo gallery from our week at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon–home of the 173rd Fighter Wing and Exercise Sentry Eagle.

This gallery features ground operations, reflecting the hard work and precision required to launch thirty-plus aircraft twice a day over four days. It was a sight to see as the ramp started to wake up, watching maintainers pull out intake and exhaust covers, raise canopies, open panels, and prep the aircraft for the day’s sorties.

Each day, within a couple hours of the maintainers arriving, the pilots flowed out of the operations building at set intervals to step to their jets. Engines cranked, systems powered up, and expressions of stern concentration crossed over the faces of aircrew and crew chiefs alike.

Here’s an insider look at gametime during Sentry Eagle 2015!

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About the Author

Scott Wolff is an accomplished writer and renowned aviation photojournalist. He has held the position of Managing Editor for a print flying lifestyle magazine, and is the Host and Editor for FighterSweep. Scott's area of expertise is military flight operations, drawing on ten years of experience working extensively with all branches of the armed forces. He holds an FAA pilot certificate, the culmination of a life-long passion for flying airplanes. Scott has received military altitude chamber training, emergency egress training, and has logged time in a variety of civilian and military aircraft. He is also a member of the International Society of Aviation Photographers and Nikon Professional Services.

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