Fighter wings try a fresh approach to combat maintenance 4 hours ago Airman 1st Class Donald Brudnowski, 55th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-16 Viper at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, in July 2020. The newly reorganized 55th FGS broke its own record of 1757 sorties without a cancellation due to maintenance issues. (Airman 1st Class Destani Matheny/Air Force) Two Air Force fighter jet wings are the first to try a new approach to maintenance that aims to improve quality of life for the crews that keep the service’s premiere planes r...