Aircraft Metals Technicians

Airman 1st Class Tyler Jones, 28th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician, uses a grinder to shape an aircraft nose bracket from a metal block at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 30, 2013. Aircraft metals technicians are trained and certified on several methods to repair and fabricate a variety of parts for Ellsworth’s 28 B-1 bombers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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Aircraft Metals Technicians

Airman 1st Class Tyler Jones, 28th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician, uses a water jet to heat a metal block and fabricate an aircraft nose bracket at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 30, 2013. Aircraft metals technicians are part of the 28th MXS squadron which is responsible for all off-equipment maintenance and heavy repairs, maintaining 660 pieces of aerospace ground equipment and supporting 28 combat-coded-B-1 bomber aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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Aircraft Metals Technicians

Airman 1st Class Tyler Jones, 28th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician, smoothes an aircraft nose bracket with a sanding disc at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 30, 2013. Aircraft metals technicians are certified in metal repair, fabrication, metal composition, weld specifications, metal tempering, forging, mechanical drawings and the use of precision measuring devices, etc. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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Aircraft Metals Technicians

Published Aug. 5, 2013