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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Piatt, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, uses his E-tool to show a maintainer where he gets guidance from during an inspection, during QA for a Day, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. E-tools have technical orders and publication manuals that guide QA members while they’re making their assessments. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)

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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Piatt, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, shows a maintainer what he looks for during an inspection at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. Maintainers and evaluators work together in order to ensure safe preparation and deployment of Kadena aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)

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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Sida, an avionics journeyman with the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Avionics Shop, watches U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jose Jimenez, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, do a routine backshop inspection during QA for a Day at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. Creating familiarity between QA evaluators and the maintainers they evaluate is the goal of the QA for a Day program.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)

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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jose Jimenez, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Sida, an avionics journeyman with the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Avionics Shop, visit the 18th CMS Propulsion Test Facility during QA for a Day at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. QA evaluators inspect various maintenance shops to ensure safety standards are met. QA for a Day allows for maintainers being evaluated to see and fix potential issues they may come across during inspections. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)

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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jose Jimenez, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, shows U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Sida, an avionics journeyman with the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Avionics Shop, how QA evaluators organize their schedules and prepare for inspections at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. QA for a Day is a program meant to give maintainers a birds eye view of what a QA evaluator’s mission is. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)

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Making sure it’s done right

Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing conduct an organizational tank inspection June 21, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The inspection was of two convault tanks that are maintained by the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron water fuel system maintenance (WFSM) team. After the inspection was completed, the 18th CES WFSM team was informed of any issues that needed to be resolved. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lynette M. Rolen)

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