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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Isaias Tesfaslassie, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory journeyman, uses a repeat reading gauge at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 21, 2016. Repeat reading gauges are used to measure how flat a surface is. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)


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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Isaias Tesfaslassie, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory journeyman, uses a repeat reading gauge at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 21, 2016. Repeat reading gauges are used to measure how flat a surface is. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Yves Xavier Yap, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) fire truck and refueling maintainer, left, hands down tools to Milton Kyle, 20th LRS refueling vehicle mechanic, right, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 27, 2017. After the team repaired an R-11 refueling truck they removed their tools from the top of the truck and checked for foreign object debris to prevent hazards on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)
A control panel is open on an R-11 refueling truck at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 27, 2017. The control panel allows operators to monitor fuel and system pressure in the R-11, which can carry up to 6,000 gallons of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Dwain Burton, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) refueling maintenance noncommissioned officer in charge, left, and Airman 1st Class Yves Xavier Yap, 20th LRS fire truck and refueling maintainer, right, look through a box of nylon insulated solderless terminals at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 27, 2017. The refueling maintenance flight team used the terminals to connect a probe on top of an R-11 refueling truck. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Yves Xavier Yap, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron fire truck and refueling maintainer, uses pliers to replace a probe on an R-11 refueling truck at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 27, 2017. The probe measures the amount of fuel inside the truck and indicates to the fuel stand when to stop filling the tank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)
Milton Kyle, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron refueling vehicle mechanic, cleans corrosion off of a battery cable at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 27, 2017. The refueling maintenance flight maintains 19 vehicles used to refuel the 20th Fighter Wing’s F-16CM Fighting Falcons, which supply combat-ready suppression of enemy air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Yves Xavier Yap, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) fire truck and refueling maintainer, front left, Milton Kyle, 20th LRS refueling vehicle mechanic, back left, and Tech. Sgt. Dwain Burton, 20th LRS refueling maintenance noncommissioned officer in charge, gather tools to use on an R-11 refueling truck at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 27, 2017. The three are part of the refueling maintenance flight and are responsible for 19 vehicles used to fuel F-16CM Fighting Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Paul Lippe, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory technician calibrates a torque wrench at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 11, 2016. Lippe calibrated the torque wrench to ensure repairs made with it maintain Air Force standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)
The 20th Component Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory (PMEL) assists partners ranging across 190 work centers and Air Combat Command sites. PMEL Airmen are tasked with calibrating, tuning and maintaining various pieces of equipment with the practice of “metrology,” or “the study of measurements.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Miller, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory (PMEL) test measurement and diagnostic equipment craftsman, calibrates a power amplifier at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 21, 2017. Airmen assigned to the 20th CMS PMEL flight adjust weaponry systems and hardware for space and ground-bound assets in support of the Air Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kristopher Willms, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory (PMEL) test measurement and diagnostic equipment craftsman, calibrates a micrometer at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 21, 2017. A micrometer gives 20th CMS PMEL Airmen the ability to linearly measure equipment accurately to one-one-thousandth of an inch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)
A Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS), otherwise known as “Fat Albert,” sits on a platform at Cudjoe Key Air Force Station, Florida, circa 2014. Fat Albert is used in counter drug trafficking operation conducted by the U.S. border patrol, U.S. Customs, Homeland Security and the U.S. Coast Guard. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
A U.S. Airman walks past an F-16CM Fighting Falcon after the aircraft returned from a night flight at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 13, 2017. The Shaw flightline runs 24-hour operations to ensure combat-ready aircraft and Airmen anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney)