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- I'm a crew chief for F-16's.

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With that duty we have to
make sure our aircraft are

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capable of flying.

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Anything that we find wrong with the jet,

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we diagnose it, fix it,

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hopefully turn it right away
and get it back up in the air.

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- Hey, go that way a little bit.

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- As a crew chief we're
held to a very high standard

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and there's a lot of
pressure on our shoulders.

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However, we take a lot
of pride in our work

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and as soon as we see those jets takeoff,

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it is very rewarding.

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It's important to keep the jets in the air

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'cause it's critical for our ground troops

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on the ground when they
engage with the enemy,

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so that we can support them.

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My favorite part of the job is the

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pressure that the job comes with,

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and the high tempo,

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and the comradery between all
the people that work here.