Airmen's customized parts keep planes in fight
Airman 1st Class Francisco Estrada fabricates an auxiliary power unit mounting bracket Feb. 20 for the left main landing gear door of a C-130 Hercules in Southwest Asia. Aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, such as Airman Estrada, regularly create aircraft parts that are not mass produced by manufacturers. He is deployed with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erik Hofmeyer)