Maintenance Instructor keeps Tyndall Airmen mission-ready

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua S. Self, 325th Maintenance Group maintenance training instructor, poses for a portrait at Tyndall Air Force, Fla., April 6, 2018. Self guides instruction and scheduling of 11 training ancillary courses, conducts course control document reviews and applies and updates processes to improve overall training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa/Released)

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Maintenance Instructor keeps Tyndall Airmen mission-ready

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua S. Self (left), 325th Maintenance Group maintenance training instructor, trains students and Col. Michael Hernandez, 325th Fighter Wing commander (right), on flexible borescope at the 325th MXG maintenance training section on Tyndall Air Force, Fla., April 6, 2018. During this portion of the curriculum Airmen focus on how to maneuver and inspect engine blades with a borescope. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa/Released)

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Maintenance Instructor keeps Tyndall Airmen mission-ready

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua S. Self, 325th Maintenance Group maintenance training instructor, trains students during the flexible borescope course at the 325th MXG maintenance training section on Tyndall Air Force, Fla., April 6, 2018. Self maintains a training F119 engine and facilitates F119 engine blade blend, borescope, and engine signature assessment system courses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa/Released)

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Maintenance Instructor keeps Tyndall Airmen mission-ready

U.S. Air Force flexible borescope course students train on inspecting F-22 Raptor F119 engines at the 325th Maintenance Group maintenance training section on Tyndall Air Force, Fla., April 6, 2018. During the six-day course, students inspect engine blades and the air-to-air heat exchanger for foreign objects and debris in a F119 engine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa/Released)

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An F-22 Raptor F119 engine lays on support beams ready for inspection at the 325th MXG maintenance training section on Tyndall Air Force, Fla., April 6, 2018. The F119 engine is a vital component to the propulsion of the F-22, allowing the aircraft to produce more thrust than any current fighter engine and reach speeds up to Mach 2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa/Released)

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Maintenance Instructor keeps Tyndall Airmen mission-ready

U.S. Air Force flexible borescope course students train on inspecting F-22 Raptor F119 engines at the 325th Maintenance Group maintenance training section on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 6, 2018. During the six-day course students inspect engine blades and the air-to-air heat exchanger for foreign objects and debris in a F119 engine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa/Released)

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Maintenance Instructor keeps Tyndall Airmen mission-ready

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Self, 325th Maintenance Group maintenance training instructor, received a challenge coin from the 325th Fighter Wing commander at Tyndall Air Force, Fla., April 6, 2018. Self has instructed 476 hours of advanced maintenance training over 63 courses. This led to the completion of 269 objectives which graduated a total of 547 Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa/Released)

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Maintenance Instructor keeps Tyndall Airmen mission-ready

Published April 12, 2018
By Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa
325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua S. Self, 325th Maintenance Group maintenance training instructor, poses for a portrait at Tyndall Air Force, Fla., April 6, 2018. Self guides instruction and scheduling of 11 training ancillary courses, conducts course control document reviews and applies and updates processes to improve overall training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa/Released)