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‘When it gets broken, AMXS gets fixin’

Airman 1st Class Cody Knott and Senior Airman Paul Goodrow, both Detachment 303 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron structural maintenance apprentices, replace an A-10 Thunderbolt II’s door hinge at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. July 1, 2013. The old hinge is removed from the door and is used as a template to align the holes in the new hinge. If the hinge is old and worn out, the A-10’s door will not open. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keenan Berry/Released)

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‘When it gets broken, AMXS gets fixin’

Airman 1st Class Paul Ames, Detachment 303 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron structural maintenance apprentice, cuts hydraulic lines for an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. July 1, 2013. It’s important to make new hydraulic lines to replace old ones to prevent the A-10 jet from malfunctioning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keenan Berry/Released)

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‘When it gets broken, AMXS gets fixin’

Airman 1st Class Paul Ames, Detachment 303 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron structural maintenance apprentice, cuts hydraulic lines for an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. July 1, 2013. It’s important to make new hydraulic lines to replace old ones to prevent the A-10 jet from malfunctioning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keenan Berry/Released)

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’We’re a team’: First husband-wife pilots to fly the B-2 retire from the Air Force

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jennifer Avery receives her retirement pin from her daughter Elizabeth during a retirement ceremony Sept. 7, 2018, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Avery was the first female to the fly the B-2 Spirit. She is the first and only female to fly stealth bomber in combat, and was also the first female to fly the B-1 in combat. She retired from the Air National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)

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’We’re a team’: First husband-wife pilots to fly the B-2 retire from the Air Force

U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit pilots John and Jennifer Avery smile for a photo on their wedding day Feb. 5, 2005. Their shared military careers culminated at their joint retirement ceremony Sept. 7, 2018, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The couple has two children, Austin and Elizabeth, and live in Boise, Idaho. (Photo courtesy of the Avery family)

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’We’re a team’: First husband-wife pilots to fly the B-2 retire from the Air Force

From left, U.S. Air Force Col. Jared Kennish stands next to Lt. Cols. John and Jennifer Avery during their joint retirement from the Missouri Air National Guard, Sept 7, 2018, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The Averys married on Feb. 5, 2005, becoming the first husband and wife team to fly the B-2 Stealth bomber. At their official retirement September ceremony at Whiteman AFB, standing in front of their families and closest friends, John and Jennifer were presented medals for outstanding military service and certificates of appreciations from the president of the United States before the reading of the orders declaring they were “relieved from duty and retired.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)

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’We’re a team’: First husband-wife pilots to fly the B-2 retire from the Air Force

(From left) Lt. Cols. Jennifer and John Avery sit together during their retirement ceremony Sept. 7, 2018 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The Averys were the first husband-wife team to fly the B-2. The couple served with the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base and then with the base’s Missouri National Guard 131st Bomb Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)

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’We’re a team’: First husband-wife pilots to fly the B-2 retire from the Air Force

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jennifer Avery smiles for an official Air Force photo during pilot training. Avery was the first female to the fly the B-2 Spirit. She is the first and only female to fly stealth bomber in combat, and was also the first female to fly the B-1 in combat. Together with her husband, Lt. Col. John Avery, the couple were the first husband-wife team to fly the B-2. The aviators served with the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB and then with the base’s Missouri National Guard 131st Bomb Wing. Their joint retirement ceremony was Sept. 7, 2018, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. (Photo courtesy of Ret. Lt. Col. Jennifer Avery)

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’We’re a team’: First husband-wife pilots to fly the B-2 retire from the Air Force

U.S. Air Force Capts. John and Jennifer Avery smile for a photo in front of the B-2 Spirit at an Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The Averys were the first husband-wife team to fly the B-2. The couple served with the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB and then with the base’s Missouri National Guard 131st Bomb Wing. Their shared military careers culminated at their joint retirement ceremony Sept. 7, 2018, at Whiteman AFB. The couple has two children, Austin and Elizabeth, and live in Boise, Idaho. (Photo courtesy of the Avery family)

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“Eyes on” the mission

Dr. (Maj.) Michael Bogaard, 509th Medical Operations Squadron optometrist, adjusts a trial frame in the optometry clinic at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 4, 2013. The frame and lenses help show patients what their new eyeglass prescription will look like before they receive them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

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“Eyes on” the mission

A slit lamp is used to evaluate the eyes of Alyssa White, 509th Medical Operations Squadron optometry technician, in the optometry clinic at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 4, 2013. The slit lamp is also used to help check for proper fit of contact lenses on patients’ eyes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

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“Eyes on” the mission

Dr. (Maj.) Michael Bogaard, 509th Medical Operations Squadron optometrist, holds up a set of trial lenses to the eyes of Senior Airman Jeffrey Afemon, 509th MDOS public health technician, in the optometry clinic at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 4, 2013. The lenses help demonstrate to the patient what prescription they’ll be getting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

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“Eyes on” the mission

Dr. (Maj.) Michael Bogaard, 509th Medical Operations Squadron optometrist, uses a binocular indirect ophthalmoscope to perform an eye assessment on Senior Airman Jeffrey Afemon, 509th MDOS public health technician, in the optometry clinic at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 4, 2013. The ophthalmoscope helps focus the light inside the patient’s eye and provides an image that the doctor uses to judge the health of the retina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

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“Eyes on” the mission

An auto refection instrument is used to evaluate a patient’s eyes in the optometry clinic at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 4, 2013. This device is used to measure the curvature of the cornea and acquire an estimated prescription that the optometrist uses during the exam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

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“Eyes on” the mission

An orb scan is used to evaluate a patient’s eye in the optometry clinic at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 4, 2013. The orb scan measures the curvature of the cornea of a patient’s eye. The rings on the screen help evaluate curvature changes and provide a topographical image of the corneal surface. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

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“Eyes on” the mission

Alyssa White, 509th Medical Operations Squadron optometry technician, uses an orb scan to evaluate a patient’s eye in the optometry clinic at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 4, 2013. The orb scan shows the curvature, structure, integrity and thickness of a patient’s cornea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

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“Eyes on” the mission

Alyssa White, 509th Medical Operations Squadron optometry technician, captures a picture of a patient’s retina in the optometry clinic at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 4, 2013. The picture provides information that the optometrist uses to detect ocular disease. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

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“Eyes on” the mission

Alyssa White, 509th Medical Operations Squadron optometry technician, performs routine maintenance on a pair of eyeglasses in the optometry clinic at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 4, 2013. The maintenance includes making frame adjustments and changing nose pads on glasses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

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“Eyes on” the mission

Alyssa White, 509th Medical Operations Squadron optometry technician, uses a frame warmer to adjust the size of a pair of plastic frames in the optometry clinic at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 4, 2013. The frame warmer assists in making proper adjustments without breaking the frame. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

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“Eyes on” the mission

Alyssa White, 509th Medical Operations Squadron optometry technician, checks a pair of eyeglasses for scratches in the optometry clinic at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 4, 2013. White is checking to see if the glasses are free of irregularities or imperfections in the lenses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

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