Photo essay: Taking a closer look
Senior Airman Lilia Linares uses a fluorescent magnetic particle process to inspect an aerospace ground equipment hook for cracks May 27 at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. The nondestructive inspection section inspects more than 40,000 pieces of weapon systems and nonweapon systems assets a year. Airman Linares is a nondestructive inspection journeyman with the 437th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)