Fabricating the force
Staff Sgt. Adrian Lopez uses a metal roller to create a patch for an F-16 Fighting Falcon panel Nov. 14 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The sheet fabrication flight creates metal pieces for all active-duty vehicles, including Army assets. Sergeant Lopez is a 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintainer and is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)