Maintaining the mission

Airman 1st Class Nyamsi Ael, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, utilizes a thread repair tool on wind-shield level for a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 31, 2023. The 15th MXS metals technology Airmen are trained to manipulate metal with a variety of machinery to increase the longevity of the transportation airframes stationed at Hickam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Maintaining the mission

Airman 1st Class Nyamsi Ael, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, utilizes a thread repair tool on wind-shield level for a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 31, 2023. The 15th MXS metals technology Airmen are trained to manipulate metal with a variety of machinery to increase the longevity of the transportation airframes stationed at Hickam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zoie Cox)

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Maintaining the mission

Staff Sgt. Dominic Castro, 15th Maintenance Squadron metals technology craftsman, and Airman 1st Class Nyamsi Ael, 15th MXS aircraft metals technology journeyman, review technical orders while utilizing a thread repair tool on wind-shield level for a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 31, 2023. The 15th MXS metals technology Airmen are trained to manipulate metal with a variety of machinery to increase the longevity of the transportation airframes stationed at Hickam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zoie Cox)

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Maintaining the mission

Airman 1st Class Nyamsi Ael, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, examines the threads on a wind-shield level for a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 31, 2023. The 15th MXS metals technology Airmen are trained to manipulate metal with a variety of machinery to increase the longevity of the transportation airframes stationed at Hickam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Maintaining the mission

Airman 1st Class Nyamsi Ael, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, utilizes a thread repair tool on wind-shield level for a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 31, 2023. The 15th MXS metals technology Airmen are trained to manipulate metal with a variety of machinery to increase the longevity of the transportation airframes stationed at Hickam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Maintaining the mission

Published Sept. 21, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker, Senior Airman Zoie Cox
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airman 1st Class Nyamsi Ael, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, utilizes a thread repair tool on wind-shield level for a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 31, 2023. The 15th MXS metals technology Airmen are trained to manipulate metal with a variety of machinery to increase the longevity of the transportation airframes stationed at Hickam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)