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Staff Sgt. James McCutcheon, aircraft metals technology craftsman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, repairs a cracked axle with a tungsten inert gas welder Oct. 31, 2008, at an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia. The 379th EMXS performs the majority of back-shop repair for assigned aircraft, allowing them to continue to fly and carry out the Global War on Terrorism. Sergeant McCutcheon, a native of Lubbock, Texas, is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady/Released)