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20th EMS metals Airmen build mobile fabrication unit

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology workshop pose for a group photo with a mobile metal fabrication unit at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 26, 2024. The unit is a condensed metals workshop designed to be a light and lean deployable asset, increasing mission agility while minimizing logistical costs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Cardo)
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20th EMS metals Airmen build mobile fabrication unit

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Ahrens, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, operates a plasma cutter to demonstrate the capabilities of a mobile metal fabrication unit at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 2, 2024. The metals technology workshop works to fabricate and repair aircraft parts and tools, ensuring the readiness of 20th Fighter Wing assets. The mobile unit allows metals technology Airmen to maximize their maintenance performance and support the mission from contingency locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Cardo)
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20th EMS metals Airmen build mobile fabrication unit

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Isaac Marquez, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, operates a bench grinder within a mobile metal fabrication unit at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 2, 2024. The entire metals technology team, from junior to senior enlisted, collaborated to design the layout of the fabrication unit to maximize its usefulness and performance output. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Cardo)
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20th EMS metals Airmen build mobile fabrication unit

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Eduardo Villeda, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, performs a weld from a mobile metal fabrication unit at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 2, 2024. The mobile metals fabrication unit is designed to maximize maintenance capabilities while reducing logistical costs of equipment transportation to deployed locations, ensuring aircraft readiness whenever and wherever the mission dictates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Cardo)
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20th EMS metals Airmen build mobile fabrication unit

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nolan Hills, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology craftsman, demonstrates the variety of tools and equipment stored within a mobile metal fabrication unit at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 2, 2024. The unit was designed to be a condensed maintenance asset containing all the necessary equipment to perform most metal fabrication tasks from a deployed location, ensuring aircraft fitness anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Cardo)
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Metals technicians support critical resources

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Walker James, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron metals technology technician, uses a blueprint to calculate measurements at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 30, 2018. The metals technology shop creates aircraft parts and tools from blueprints as well as “per sample,” where they duplicate a requested item. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Destinee Sweeney)
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Metals technicians support critical resources

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Peter Lockett, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron metals technology technician, adjusts the settings on a lathe to shave down a piece of metal at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 30, 2018. Precision tolerances for items from the metals technology shop can range from zero to around the width of a piece of paper. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Destinee Sweeney)
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