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Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. James Jordan, an aircraft metals technology craftsman with the 315th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., masks letters spelling "U.S. Air Force" on a C-17 Globemaster III before it is painted May 9, 2012. The Airmen mask parts of the C-17 to prevent them from being painted with the rest of the plane. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

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Airman 1st Class Tashma Antoine, an aircraft metals apprentice with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., cuts a steel rod with an abrasive saw to fulfill training requirements May 9, 2012. Antoine works in the aircraft metals fabrication shop where he uses several different pieces of equipment to bend, cut and combine metals together. Antoine is originally from Fort Myers, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Airman 1st Class Tashma Antoine, an aircraft metals apprentice with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., uses a mill to reduce the diameter of a metal rod to fulfill training requirements May 9, 2012. Antoine works in the aircraft metals fabrication shop where he uses several different pieces of equipment to bend, cut and combine metals together. Antoine is originally from Fort Myers, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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Airman 1st Class Tashma Antoine, an aircraft metals apprentice with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., is surrounded by metal shavings after using a lathe to reduce the height of a block of metal May 9, 2012. Antoine works in the aircraft metals fabrication shop where he uses several different pieces of equipment to bend, cut and combine metals together. Antoine is originally from Fort Myers, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Airman 1st Class Tashma Antoine, an aircraft metals apprentice with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., empties a trash can full of aluminum metal shavings he accumulated throughout the day into a recycling bin May 9, 2012. All shavings in the shop are gathered and paced in the bin to be recycled. Antoine is originally from Fort Myers, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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Ricky Childers, a DOD aircraft metals technology specialist with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., performs an inert gas weld May 9, 2012. In inert gas welding, an arc is struck between an electrode and the sheet metal to be welded. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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Nicholas Peeples, an aircraft metals technology journeyman with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., grinds a piece of titanium May 9, 2012. Peeples recently retired from the military and now works as a civil servant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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Senior Airman Tyrell Broughton, an aircraft metals technology journeyman with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., cuts a sheet of metal with a bandsaw May 9, 2012. Aircraft metals specialists perform functions such as gas and electric welding, milling, machining, grinding metal or using precision measuring devices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Senior Airman Tyrell Broughton, an aircraft metals technology journeyman with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., pulls an air hose over to his work station to be attached to a drill May 9, 2012. Broughton is originally from Atlanta, Ga., and joined the Air Force because he wanted to serve his country and get an education. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Senior Airman Jacob Carey, an aircraft metals technology journeyman with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., cuts a sheet of metal May 9, 2012. Aircraft metals specialists perform functions such as gas and electric welding, milling, machining, grinding metal, or using precision measuring devices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

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JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Senior Airman Tyrell Broughton, an aircraft metals technology journeyman with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., cuts a sheet of metal with a bandsaw May 9, 2012. Aircraft metals specialists perform functions such as gas and electric welding, milling, machining, grinding metal, or using precision measuring devices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

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Airman 1st Class James Rogers, a non-destructive inspector with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., demonstrates the use of the penetrate inspection line May 9, 2012. The inspection line uses chemicals and ultraviolet lights to detect cracks and flaws in metal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

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JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Airman 1st Class James Rogers, a non-destructive inspector with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., demonstrates the use of the penetrate inspection line May 9, 2012. The inspection line uses chemicals and ultraviolet lights to detect cracks and flaws in metal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

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JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Airman 1st Class James Rogers, a non-destructive inspector with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., demonstrates the use of the ultraviolet light in the penetrate inspection line May 9, 2012. The inspection line uses chemicals and ultraviolet lights to detect cracks and flaws in metal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Airman 1st Class James Rogers, a non-destructive inspector with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., looks inside a torque tube for water or residue before applying a special dye May 9, 2012. The inspection line uses chemicals and ultraviolet lights to detect cracks and flaws in metal. The inspection process can take up to an hour for each tube, running them through three separate chemical baths and a special drying machine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Airman 1st Class James Rogers, a non-destructive inspector with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., sprays a special dye on a torque tube which after drying and placing under black lights will reveal crack and flaws in the metal May 9, 2012. The inspection process can take up to an hour for each tube, running them through three separate chemical baths and a special drying machine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Airman 1st Class James Rogers, a non-destructive inspector with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., lifts a torque tube out of a container after applying a special dye which after drying and placing under black lights will reveal crack and flaws in the metal May 9, 2012. After the tube is dried it is sprayed off with water and put through two more chemical baths, dried once more and then inspected under black lights. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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$Staff Sgt. Evan Kidd, a non-destructive inspector with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., performs a magnetic particle inspection on bolts used on a C-17 Globemaster III May 9, 2012. The inspection tests for fractures in the metal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)$

JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Staff Sgt. Evan Kidd, a non-destructive inspector with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., performs a magnetic particle inspection on bolts used on a C-17 Globemaster III May 9, 2012. The inspection tests for fractures in the metal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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$Staff Sgt. Evan Kidd, a non-destructive inspector with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., performs a magnetic particle inspection on a hook May 9, 2012. The inspection tests for fractures in the metal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)$

JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Staff Sgt. Evan Kidd, a non-destructive inspector with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., performs a magnetic particle inspection on a hook May 9, 2012. The inspection tests for fractures in the metal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

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JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Airman 1st Class James Rogers, a non-destructive inspector with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., demonstrates the use of the Nortec 2000D+ at JB Charleston - Air Base, S.C. on May 9, 2012. The instrument is another method the Airmen have to detect cracks and flaws in metal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

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Senior Airman Ken Spruell and Airman 1st Class Justin Marcum, an aircraft metals technology craftsman with the 315th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., mask parts of a C-17 Globemaster III before it is painted May 9, 2012. The Airmen mask parts of the C-17 to prevent them from being painted with the rest of the plane. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

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Airman 1st Class Justin Marcum, an aircraft metals technology apprentice with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., stretches a sheet of plastic to cover sections of a C-17 Globemaseter III before painting May 9, 2012. The Airmen mask parts of the C-17 to prevent them from being painted with the rest of the plane. Marcum is originally from Hamilton Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Airman 1st Class Justin Marcum, an aircraft metals technology apprentice with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., masks parts of a C-17 Globemaster III before being painted May 9, 2012. The Airmen mask parts of the C-17 to prevent them from being painted with the rest of the plane. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

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Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. James Jordan, an aircraft metals technology craftsman with the 315th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., masks parts of a C-17 Globemaster III before it is painted May 9, 2012. The Airmen mask parts of the C-17 to prevent them from being painted with the rest of the plane. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

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Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. James Jordan, an aircraft metals technology craftsman with the 315th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., masks letters spelling "U.S. Air Force" on a C-17 Globemaster III before it is painted May 9, 2012. The Airmen mask parts of the C-17 to prevent them from being painted with the rest of the plane. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

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JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Airman 1st Class Tashma Antoine, an aircraft metals apprentice with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., cuts a steel rod with an abrasive saw to fulfill training requirements May 9, 2012. Antoine works in the aircraft metals fabrication shop where he uses several different pieces of equipment to bend, cut and combine metals together. Antoine is originally from Fort Myers, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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Airman 1st Class Tashma Antoine, an aircraft metals apprentice with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., cuts a steel rod with an abrasive saw to fulfill training requirements May 9, 2012. Antoine works in the aircraft metals fabrication shop where he uses several different pieces of equipment to bend, cut and combine metals together. Antoine is originally from Fort Myers, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

437th MXS Airmen hard at work

Published May 14, 2012