Airman 1st Class Joseph Williams, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, uses a throatless shear cutter to cut a piece of aluminum in the sheet metal shop on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008. Airman Williams was preparing to use the aluminum as a fuselage patch on an F-15E Strike Eagle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenzie Lang)

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Senior Airman Brock Roehm, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, slides a piece of aluminum into a power shear cutter in the sheet metal shop on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008. Sheet metal Airmen attend a four month technical school in Pensacola, Fla., to learn everything from general shop practices to aircraft sanding, priming and painting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenzie Lang)

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Airman 1st Class Joseph Williams, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, uses a belt sander to round the edges of a piece of aluminum in the sheet metal shop on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008. Sheet metal Airmen attend a four month technical school in Pensacola, Fla., to learn everything from general shop practices to aircraft sanding, priming and painting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenzie Lang)

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Airman 1st Class Joseph Williams, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, uses a power-slip form roller to shape a piece of aluminum in the sheet metal shop on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC.., Oct. 21, 2008. Airman Williams prepared the aluminum for use as a fuselage patch for an F-15E Strike Eagle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenzie Lang)

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Published Oct. 23, 2008