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From left, Staff Sgt. Baylor Smith, SrA. Dingcheng Jin, and Staff Sgt. Jeffery Gundersen, all assigned to the 36th Maintenance Squadron, participate in the final challenge of the Maintenance Olympics at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

(Airman Xavier Romero, 36th Wing)

From left, Staff Sgt. Baylor Smith, SrA. Dingcheng Jin, and Staff Sgt. Jeffery Gundersen, all assigned to the 36th Maintenance Squadron, participate in the final challenge of the Maintenance Olympics at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 30, 2025. The last challenge tested the participants’ strength, balance and willpower by squatting on an aircraft tow bar with a heavy metal rim in their hands. The remaining participant was Jin, crowning him the Mightiest Maintainer.

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