Luke Egress Airmen reduce F-35 canopy shaped charge replacement time by 120 hours
Staff Sgt. Ryan Bessery, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron Egress technician, second from left, briefs Brig. Gen. Brook Leonard, 56th Fighter Wing commander, fifth from left, on new measurement templates for F-35 Lightning II canopy maintenance produced in house April 13, 2018, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Along with other innovations, the egress section has used in-house production of the templates to significantly reduce the replacement time on flexible linear shaped charges in F-35 canopies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ridge Shan)