NDI technicians ensure aviation safety
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Master Sgt. Bobby Fruge conducts a magnetic particle inspection on a C-130 Hercules wheel sleeve here. He is using oil mixed with fluorescent magnetic particles and an ultraviolet lamp to find cracks on the component. Sergeant Fruge is a nondestructive inspection technician assigned to the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)