Quality Assurance ensures mission accuracy
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Scates, left, 35th Maintenance Squadron, removes a panel on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during routine maintenance check while Tech. Sgt. Kristopher Konicek, left, 35th Maintenance Group, Quality Assurance flight, is performing a phase inspection at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 10, 2010. The QA flight performs quality verification inspections, special inspections and personnel evaluations on maintainer assigned to the group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Russell McBride/Released)