GUAM

(Photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brayan Martinez, 36th Maintenance Squadron crash recovery, monitors a pressure manifold module while inflating low pressure heavy aircraft lifting bags to lift an A310 aircraft on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 22, 2024. The Airmen had to lift the aircraft so that contractors could use an excavator to demolish it due to unrepairable damages.

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