Wild Weasel Walk-Through: 35th MXS armament flight

U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, speaks to members of the 35th Maintenance Squadron armament flight during a Wild Weasel Walk-Through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 26, 2021. Wild Weasel Walk-Throughs are a weekly event directed by Friedel to learn more about the units he visits and listen to concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)

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Wild Weasel Walk-Through: 35th MXS armament flight

U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Dontavios Philpart, left, a 35th Maintenance Squadron armament flight member, shows Col. Jesse J. Friedel, right, the 35th Fighter Wing Commander, the inner workings of a MAU-12 bomb rack inspection during a Wild Weasel Walk-Through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 26, 2021. 35th MXS armament flight Airmen continually test, repair and perform daily maintenance on alternate mission equipment such as aircraft pylons, missile launchers, bomb racks, targeting pods and guns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)

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Wild Weasel Walk-Through: 35th MXS armament flight

U.S. Air Force Airmen First Class Benjamin Kennedy, left, a 35th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) armament flight member, and Staff Sgt. Jesse Lizama, right, a 35th MXS armament flight supervisor, speak to Col. Jesse J. Friedel, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, while they assemble a triple bomb rack during a Wild Weasel Walk-Through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 26, 2021. 35th MXS armament flight Airmen document all performed actions into various databases used throughout the 35th Fighter Wing to identify trends and determine real time aircraft and mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)

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Wild Weasel Walk-Through: 35th MXS armament flight

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lauren Buchholz, left, a 35th Maintenance Squadron armament flight member, speaks to Col. Jesse J. Friedel, right, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, as she re-pins a video connector on a missile launcher for the F-16 Fighting Falcon during a Wild Weasel Walk-Through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 26, 2021. 35th MXS armament flight Airmen maintain and inspect weapons suspension equipment that is installed on the F-16 to carry and deploy air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)

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Wild Weasel Walk-Through: 35th MXS armament flight

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Rutkowski, a 35th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) armament flight supervisor, shows Misawa leadership the workings of an ALE-50, which holds tow decoys that help protect the pilots from their adversaries, during a Wild Weasel Walk-Through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 26, 2021. The 35th MXS armament shop ensures the lethality of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)

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Wild Weasel Walk-Through: 35th MXS armament flight

Published Jan. 28, 2021
By Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols
35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, speaks to members of the 35th Maintenance Squadron armament flight during a Wild Weasel Walk-Through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 26, 2021. Wild Weasel Walk-Throughs are a weekly event directed by Friedel to learn more about the units he visits and listen to concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)