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Jeremy attended Air Force Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base located in San Antonio Texas in June-July 1996. |
| Here's Jeremy at the Crew Dawgs podium outside the 362nd Training Squadron on Sheppard Air Force Base located in Wichita Falls Texas where all Crew Chiefs go to be trained |  |
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In addition to training Crew Chiefs at Sheppard AFB, they also train Fighter Pilots, Medics, Avionics Techs, Weapons Loaders, Aircraft Propulsion Techs, and many other career fields within the Air Force. |
| Upon Graduating Sheppard AFB, Jeremy was assigned to the 302nd Fighter Squadron "Hellions" located at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. There, he worked on the F-16 in the capacity of Crew Chief. This is A/C 86-291, the squadron jet. It is painted in honor of the Tuskegee Airman planes that our squadron once was part of. |  |
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As a crew chief, Jeremy works on any and all systems on the F-16C Block 32 Airframe. Here is Jeremy running some quick checks prior to crew show. |
| Crew Chiefs perform many different duties. They refuel the aircraft, change engines, service fluids, perform checks, and occasionally have to perform crash recovery just to name a few roles they play |  |
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When Jeremy arrived at the 302nd FS, he was assigned Air Craft 87-315. It is an unusual variant of the block 32 in that it contains some additional features of the Block 42 F-16 making it one of the more modern fighters in the 302nd arsenal. 315's nickname is Thumper. |
| As a crew chief in the 302nd, Jeremy often crews other types of jets that fly with the Hellions such as A-10s, F-18s, F-14s,F-15s, and even AV-8B Harriers.. |  |
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Here is an A-10 Jeremy trained on during tech school. |
| It is often necessary for the Squadron to deploy for both war and practice. Here is one of the fun practice locations in Alaska. |  |
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Here's another deployment to Turkey |
| And another "TDY" Temporary Duty in Key West |  |
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And finally, what we practiced for, Kuwait/Operation Enduring Freedom |
