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Blabber Bear checks out the high tech

Blabber Bear checks out the high tech avionics troubleshooting system with Technical Sergeant Steve Sobus. Steve is an Avionics specialist who fixes specific parts of the aircraft that deal with the planes ability to fly, find targets, communicate with others and protect itself from attack. Steve is part of a family of Sobus members of the unit and has been with the 174th for over 11 years.
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Blabber Bear takes a rest in

Blabber Bear takes a rest in the Egress Seat of an F16 while Technical Sergeant Tony Waltermyer looks on. Sergeant Waltermyer is an Egress Systems Specialist in charge of the seat and canopy of the F-16. He makes sure both are in perfect working order for the safety and effectiveness of the pilot. He has over 22 years of military service with the Army and the Air Force.
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Senior Master Sergeant McDonald

Blabber Bear borrows Senior Master Sergeant McDonald’s radio to call in aircraft status. Sergeant McDonald is a crewchief supervisor responsible for launching, recovering and fixing aircraft. He has been in the Air Force and Air National Guard for over 30 years. This is his seventh overseas contingency deployment since Desert Storm.
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Senior Master Sergeant Simpson

Master Sergeant Simpson teaches Blabber Bear the importance of record keeping for the aircraft. Without good records, aircraft inspections and maintenance may get overlooked. Sergeant Simpson is a crewchief on the F16 fighter aircraft and has been taking care of aircraft for over 20 years. He is also the Aircraft Maintenance Squadron First Sergeant who helps the commander with many personnel programs. Scott has deployed to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Iraq numerous times with the 174th Fighter Wing.
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Senior Master Sergeant Jeff Drake

Senior Master Sergeant Jeff Drake gives Blabber the information about the aircraft. Sergeant Drake oversees all aircraft maintenance and leads the flying schedule. He has been with the 174th for over 25 years and has deployed on every major overseas deployment since Desert Storm in 1991.
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Technical Sergeant Jason Renda

Technical Sergeant Jason Renda gets a hand inspecting the cockpit from Blabber Bear. Jason works on the ejection seat and the aircraft canopy of the F-16 fighter aircraft. Sergeant Renda transferred to the 174th from Springfield, Ohio in 2005. This is already Jason’s second overseas deployment with the 174th.
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Shaggy and Blabber Bear

Shaggy and Blabber Bear discuss the flight plan for the next sortie. Shaggy has been an active member of the 138th Fighter Squadron for over 10 years with previous service in active duty. He has been in charge of flight scheduling, STANEVAL and Wing Safety to name a few.
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Richelle and Blabber bear

Richelle and Blabber bear study pictures of pilots in the early phases of pilot training. Master Sergeant Richelle Battams is an aviation resource manager responsible for flight records of all aircrew assigned to Hancock Field including NEADS, 152nd, 274th, Det 1 and Det 2. Richelle has deployed overseas several times and has been with the unit for over
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Ed Heinz and Blabber Bear

Ed Heinz and Blabber Bear discuss the F16 gun system. Technical Sergeant Heinz is a F16 armament systems specialist who works on the removal, inspection, installation and operational checkout of the 20 mm Vulcan Cannon gun system. Ed has been with the 174th Fighter Wing for over 20 years and has deployed to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Iraq twice. Ed also served in the Navy MANY years ago.
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Steve Burbidge and Blabber Bear

Steve Burbidge and Blabber Bear share a quiet moment in between phase work. Steve is a member of the phase section that accomplishes major inspections and overhaul of the F16 every 300 hours. He inspects, repairs and maintains the aircraft frame, landing gear and flight controls so that it is in excellent operating condition for another 300 hours of flying time.
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Derek Chandonett and Blabber Bear

Derek Chandonett and Blabber Bear celebrate the Celtics win!. Derek works at the FOL in Watertown supporting a mulititude of fight and attack aircraft that use the Adirondack Range for training. Thisis Derek’s first overseas deployment with the 174th Fighter Wing.
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Blabber Bear 6

SSgt Steve Sobus gives a tour of the back shop to Blabber Bear.
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Blabber Bear 5

SSgt Tommy Lee Lewis hides behind Blabber while SRA Scott Walker sends a nice smile back home!
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Blabber Bear 4

Blabber Bear is a great helper when it comes to assisting MSgt Pete Terry with issuing weapons.
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Blabber Bear 3

Lt Col Kate Hutson visits with Airman Blabber Bear. It was nice to get a break from all his hard work helping the members of the 174th FW.
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Blabber Bear 2

Blabber assists TSgt Carl House in preparing to issue tools.
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Blabber Bear 1

SSgt Tracy Metzler gives some training to Blabber in the tool crib. He looked for babies in the crib, but all he found was tools!
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174th Fighter Wing Command Chief CMSgt David Heckman

174th Fighter Wing Command Chief CMSgt David Heckman
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Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

Team building activity- making ice cream sundaes
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Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

The children discussing their collective Dreams and Goals
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