JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska—Lightning diverter strips sitting flush – check. Hydro lines show no evidence of leaks or chafing. All of the 179 other items on the basic post-flight inspection – check. It’s a 40-minute inspection, done every time an aircraft returns from a sortie, and on Oct. 14, it was the 5,000th-time Tech. Sgt. […]
