Fabrication Flight forges parts for aircraft readiness

Senior Airman Nathan Talamantez, 51st Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspection journeyman, pulls out a brake housing covered in florescent oil penetrate at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 28, 2016. Talamantez will use florescent oil penetrate to identify cracks in aircraft parts. Talamantez is assigned to the non-destructive inspection shop and is part of the fabrication flight which also has structural maintenance shop and metals technology. Fabrication flight Airmen identify, repair and build parts to working order so that Osan airframes are ready to fight tonight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen/Released)

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Fabrication Flight forges parts for aircraft readiness

Senior Airman Nathan Talamantez, 51st Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspection journeyman, inspects a brake housing for a cracks at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 28, 2016. Talamantez identifies damages aircraft parts before returning them to be repaired or replaced. Talamantez is assigned to the non-destructive inspection shop and is part of the fabrication flight which also has structural maintenance shop and metals technology. Fabrication flight Airmen identify, repair and build parts to working order so that Osan airframes are ready to fight tonight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen/Released)

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Fabrication Flight forges parts for aircraft readiness

Airman Jared Chappell, 51st Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance, paints an A-10 Thunderbolt II pylon after repairing a crack at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 28, 2016. Chappell was repairing a crack in the pylon to return it to full mission capability. Chappell is assigned to structural maintenance shop and is part of the fabrication flight which also has non-destructive inspection and metals technology. Fabrication flight Airmen identify, repair and build parts to working order so that Osan airframes are ready to fight tonight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen/Released)

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Fabrication Flight forges parts for aircraft readiness

Tech. Sgt. Jesse Mcleod, 51st Maintenance Squadron aircrafts metals technology craftsman, operates a computer numeric control machine at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 28, 2016. The CNC machine is designed to make custom aircraft parts. Mcleod is assigned to the metals technology shop and is part of the fabrication flight, which also has non-destructive inspection and structural maintenance. Fabrication flight Airmen identify, repair and build parts to working order so that Osan airframes are ready to fight tonight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen/Released)

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Fabrication Flight forges parts for aircraft readiness

Senior Airman Richard Forney, 51st Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, welds a sheet of metal at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 28, 2016. Forney builds custom parts for aircraft and supporting equipment. Forney is assigned to the metals technology shop and is part of the fabrication flight, which also has non-destructive inspection and structural maintenance. Fabrication flight Airmen identify, repair and build parts to working order so that Osan airframes are ready to fight tonight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen/Released)

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Fabrication Flight forges parts for aircraft readiness

Airman Jared Chappell, 51st Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance, drills holes into an A-10 Thunderbolt II pylon at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 28, 2016. Chappell was repairing a crack in the pylon to return it to full mission capability. Chappell is assigned to structural maintenance shop and is part of the fabrication flight which also has non-destructive inspection and metals technology. Fabrication flight Airmen identify, repair and build parts to working order so that Osan airframes are ready to fight tonight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen/Released)

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Fabrication Flight forges parts for aircraft readiness

Published July 5, 2016
By Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea --

The 51st Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight ensures aircraft readiness through metals technology, non-destructive inspection and structural maintenance. Fabrication flight Airmen identify, repair and build parts to working order for Osan Air Base airframes.