18th EMS, MWSS-172 practice crash recovery

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Hanmo Broeker, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 heavy equipment platoon commander, communicates with an All-Terrain Crane, known as a MAC-50, operator as the crane lifts an F-15 Eagle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2022. This joint training was performed to test crash recovery capabilities for the MWSS-172 and 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. Communication during the lift was essential in allowing the MAC-50 operator to understand all angles of the crane before lifting the aircraft safely.