Jul 02 2025

AGE maintains readiness within Indo-Pacific theater

Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jose Ramirez, 15th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, connects a panel to a generator during a routine maintenance check at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2025. The AGE flight provides equipment such as hydraulic test stands, diesel generators, gas turbine generators, and more to support aircraft involved with JBPHH flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

Jul 02 2025

AGE maintains readiness within Indo-Pacific theater

Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jose Ramirez, 15th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, tests control switches during a routine maintenance check at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2025. Airmen and civilians assigned to AGE are trained to service a variety of ground support equipment used to assist aircraft on a flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

Jul 02 2025

AGE maintains readiness within Indo-Pacific theater

Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jose Ramirez, 15th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, monitors the output of a generator during a routine maintenance check at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2025. The tests account for the overall well-being of the generator to ensure the equipment is fully capable of providing power to an aircraft without failure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

Jul 02 2025

AGE maintains readiness within Indo-Pacific theater

Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jose Ramirez, 15th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, walks into Hangar 15 while maintaining a generator at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2025. AGE personnel provide 24/7 mission support, supplying equipment to sustain continuous flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

Jul 02 2025

AGE maintains readiness within Indo-Pacific theater

Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jose Ramirez, 15th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, monitors a load bank while testing a generator’s output at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2025. The load bank simulates the generator’s connection to an aircraft in order to evaluate the equipment’s ability to provide power before connecting the generator to an actual aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

Jul 01 2025

747th Communications Squadron redesignation

Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker

Col. Monica Gramling, 647th Air Base Group commander, speaks as the presiding officer of a 747th Communications Squadron redesignation ceremony at the Missing Man Memorial on JBPHH, Hawaii, July 1, 2025. The ceremony commemorated the name change of the 747th Cyberspace Squadron to the 747th Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)