Metal Technologists

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas- Airman 1st Class Logan Portell, drils through a piece of aluminum March 10. Aircraft Metal Technologists are given a piece of metal, a design or shape and told to make it by using a specific machine. This training is preparation for the B-1 and C-130 parts that come to their shop and need to be fixed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Romig)

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Metal Technologists

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas- Airman 1st Class Logan Portell, turns the dial to set the rotary plate on a mill machine March 10. Aircraft Metal Technologists can create, fix, and weld, a number of parts to a C-130 or a B-1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Romig)

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Metal Technologists

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas- Airman 1st Class Logan Portell, cuts a for inch circle out of aluminum March 10. Aircraft Metal Technologists practice designs and cuts on small pieces of metal to prepare for the C-130 and B-1 parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Romig)

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Metal Technologists

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas- Senior Airman Alan Fernandez adjusts the mixture of oygen and acetylene going to his torch March 10. The welding shop works on numerous aircraft parts and metal objects that can be fixed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Romig)

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Metal Technologists

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas- Senior Airman Alan Fernandez cuts through a piece of metal March 10. The Aircraft Metal Technologists on base can work with anything made of metal. The shop can make its own aircraft brackets or simply weld to pieces of metal together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Romig)

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Metal Technologists

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas- Senior Airman Alan Fernandez cuts through a piece of metal March 10. The welding shop works mainly on C-130 and B-1 parts, but they can also weld any piece of metal machinery that needs to be fixed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Romig)

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Sheet Metal Shop

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Senior Airman Justin Shepard, cuts through a piece of sheet metal March 10. The sheet metal shop is responsible for fixing big parts on the Dyess aircrafts such as wings, or a tail. They have base shop and a smaller team located on the flightline for quick fixes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Romig)

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Sheet Metal Shop

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Senior Airman Justin Shepard, bends a piece of sheet metal for a project March 10. The sheet metal shop work on many different parts of the B-1 and the C-130 such as, the wings, tails and the body. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Romig)

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Metals shop keep B-1, C-130s flying

Published March 17, 2008

Metal Technologists

Metal Technologists

Metal Technologists

Metal Technologists

Metal Technologists

Metal Technologists

Sheet Metal Shop

Sheet Metal Shop