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7 EMS performs first on-aircraft cold spray repair on B-1B Lancer

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Tanksley, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance apprentice, moves a helium tank in support of a cold spray repair at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 20, 2026. The helium was used to accelerate aluminum powder particles bonding with a metal surface during the structural repair of a B-1B Lancer component. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Neal)

PHOTO BY: Airman 1st Class William Neal
VIRIN: 260220-F-VN117-1131.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 6_2

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

320

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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