CRI: Aircraft Mx Ops in CBRN-Contested Environment
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Almanza, 163d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, California Air National Guard, reviews post-attack reconnaissance (PAR) sweep routes during mission-oriented protective posture level 4, alarm red, due to a simulated Chemical , Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear threat during the wing’s combat readiness inspection, exercise Grizzly Talon, at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., March 15, 2026. PAR sweeps survey areas of responsibility to identify potential contamination, injuries and equipment damage to coordinate follow-up corrective courses of action. (U.S. Air National Guard Photograph by Senior Master Sgt. Julianne Sitterding)