5th Maintenance Squadron: aircraft metals technician

Airman 1st Class Devin Painter, 5th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician, welds a piece of titanium at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., 24 Jan., 2017. Aircraft metals technicians weld, fabricate and custom-make metal components critical to the functioning of the aircrafts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch)

5th Maintenance Squadron: aircraft metals technician

Airman 1st Class Jhavonte Moon, 5th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician, uses a mill machine to drill a hole at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., 24 Jan., 2017. Aircraft metals technicians are responsible for repairing and creating essential aircraft parts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch)

5th Maintenance Squadron: aircraft metals technician

Senior Airman Joshua Richards, 5th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician, uses a lathe to ream a hole at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., 24 Jan., 2017. Aircraft metals technicians are responsible for repairing and creating essential aircraft parts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch)

5th Maintenance Squadron: aircraft metals technician

Published Feb. 1, 2017
By Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Airman 1st Class Devin Painter, 5th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician, welds a piece of titanium at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., 24 Jan., 2017. Aircraft metals technicians weld, fabricate and custom-make metal components critical to the functioning of the aircrafts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch)