Sparks

Airman 1st Class David Reid, 2nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight apprentice, welds steel plates together during training on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 6. Metals technology Airmen, weld, manufacture, and are capable of creating parts from raw materials. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Moua)

Metal Grinding

Airman 1st Class Cameron Arruda, 2nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight journeyman, grinds a brass bushing on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 6. Bushings are attached to the pin that connects the fuel tanks to the aircraft to prevent friction from metal rubbing together and damaging the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Moua)

Welding, grinding and manufacturing: Metals tech Airmen create their own parts

Published Dec. 6, 2012