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Thursday, October 12, 2006

Nighthawk achieves 100 percent mission capable


The F-117 Nighthawk recently hit its 25th anniversary and is still achieving great accomplishments.

From Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, the entire F-117 fleet at Holloman AFB was 100 percent mission capable.

"It is unusual for a fleet of any size to go to 100 percent mission capable," said Col. Gary Bryson, 49th Maintenance Group commander. "The planes fly, the planes break and even at the end of the flying-hour program and fiscal year, we often have hard-broke airplanes that take longer to fix or are awaiting parts for repair."

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