Sparks will fly

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)

Sparks will fly

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)

Sparks will fly

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)

Sparks will fly

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)

Local victory sets Airmen on path to world-class supremacy

MINOT AIR FORCE, N.D. – (L-R) Airman 1st Class Austin Pappas and Senior Airman Robert Lesser, both crew chiefs assigned to the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, proved their worth at a local powerlifting competition Dec. 1 at the YMCA in Minot, N.D. For Lesser, it was an afternoon of record breaking scores, while for Pappas, it was complete domination over competitors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)

5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, providing combat-ready forces

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – A crew chief from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron plugs an air cart into a B-52H Stratofortress prior to a mission here, Aug. 10. As part of Air Force Global Strike Command, crew chiefs work endlessly to preserve our nation’s security by providing combat-ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)