349 MXS Airmen helping maintain mission readiness

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  • By Grant Okubo & Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson
  • 349th Air Mobility Wing

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 349th Maintenance Squadron were hard at work, helping to support mission readiness for the 349th Air Mobility Wing, at Travis Air Forces Base, Calif., March 8, 2023.  Maintenance airmen perform a number of tasks, including, but not limited to, welding repair support equipment, fabricating metal parts and checking for cracks and fractures. All these things help to ensure that our wing maintains it's readiness and is Ready Now.    

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

349 MXS technicians hard at work

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo byTech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works  diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023 (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

349 MXS technicians hard at work

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo byTech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works  diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023 (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

349 MXS technicians hard at work

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo byTech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works  diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023 (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

349 MXS technicians hard at work

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo byTech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works  diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023 (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

349 MXS technicians hard at work

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo byTech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works  diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023 (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

349 MXS technicians hard at work

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo byTech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works  diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023 (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

349 MXS technicians hard at work

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo byTech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works  diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023 (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

349 MXS technicians hard at work

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Staff Sgt. Tre Reed , a aircraft structural technician with the 349 Maintenance Squadron works on fabricating metal panels, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo byTech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023.

349 MXS Airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)

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Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works  diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Senior Airman Jeremy Machado , 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician works diligently on fabricating aluminum parts for aircrafts, March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron,  checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023.

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class. Seth Quist, a non-destructive inspector with the 349 Maintenance Squadron, checks for cracks and hairline fractures ultraviolet light, March 8, 2023 (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician help to maintain mission readiness repairing support equipment pieces for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif

349 MXS airmen maintain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Kyla Gish , a 349 Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician welds repair support equipment pieces , March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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