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Airmen test engine at max afterburner power

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  • By Airman 1st Class Kathryn R.C. Reaves
  • 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

The 20th Component Maintenance Squadron test cell facility at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., is responsible for ensuring F-16CM Fighting Falcon engines are mission ready. Airmen from the facility troubleshoot engines by running them in a controlled environment and collecting diagnostic information.