Forging the fleet of tomorrow at 2,000 degrees
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Herrick, 19th Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Metals Technology journeyman, operates a computer numeric controlled machine April, 7, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The metals tech Airmen can mass produce 100 to 200 aircraft parts at a time, reducing wait times for aircraft parts by more than half. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Sommer Giron)