MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Airman 1st Class David Moore, 5th Maintenance Squadron metals technician, welds a piece of damaged equipment here, Jan. 17. The 5th MXS’s Metals Technology Flight uses a lathe, drill press, torch and imagination to repair, and at times create, parts that are no longer in production. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Airman 1st Class Allison Corbett, 5th Maintenance Squadron metals technician, prepares a piece of metal for welding here, Jan. 22. When flight line maintainers notice structural discrepancies with an aircraft, metals technicians go to the aircraft and evaluate the problem. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Airman 1st Class David Moore, 5th Maintenance Squadron metals technician, welds a piece of damaged equipment here, Jan. 17. The 5th MXS’s Metals Technology Flight uses a lathe, drill press, torch and imagination to repair, and at times create, parts that are no longer in production. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Airman 1st Class David Moore, 5th Maintenance Squadron metals technician, welds a piece of damaged equipment here, Jan. 17. The 5th MXS’s Metals Technology Flight uses a lathe, drill press, torch and imagination to repair, and at times create, parts that are no longer in production. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The 5th Maintenance Squadron's Metals Technology Flight uses a lathe, drill press, torch and imagination to repair, and at times create, parts that are no longer available. When flight line maintainers notice structural discrepancies with an aircraft, metals technicians go to the aircraft and evaluate the problem. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Airman 1st Class David Moore, 5th Maintenance Squadron metals technician puts on his protective gear here, Jan. 17. When flight line maintainers notice structural discrepancies with an aircraft, metals technicians go to the aircraft and evaluate the problem. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The 5th Maintenance Squadron's Metals Technology Flight uses a lathe, drill press, torch and imagination to repair, and at times create, parts that are no longer available. When flight line maintainers notice structural discrepancies with an aircraft, metals technicians go to the aircraft and evaluate the problem. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Airman 1st Class David Moore, 5th Maintenance Squadron metals technician, welds a piece of damaged equipment here, Jan. 17. The 5th MXS’s Metals Technology Flight uses a lathe, drill press, torch and imagination to repair, and at times create, parts that are no longer in production. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Airman 1st Class Allison Corbett, 5th Maintenance Squadron metals technician, welds a piece of metal here, Jan. 22. The 5th MXS’s Metals Technology Flight uses a lathe, drill press, torch and imagination to repair, and at times create, parts that are no longer available. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The 5th Maintenance Squadron's Metals Technology Flight uses a lathe, drill press, torch and imagination to repair, and at times create, parts that are no longer available. When flight line maintainers notice structural discrepancies with an aircraft, metals technicians go to the aircraft and evaluate the problem. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)
by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs
1/28/2013 - MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The 5th Maintenance Squadron's Metals Technology Flight uses a lathe, drill press, torch and imagination to repair, and at times create, parts that are no longer available. When flight line maintainers notice structural discrepancies with an aircraft, metals technicians go to the aircraft and evaluate the problem.