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Metals Technology

Staff Sgt. Mathia Renken from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron fixes a worn B-1 aircraft stand by re-drilling and re-welding in Southwest Asia Jan. 29. Sergeant Renken’s Air Force Specialty Code is Metals Technician. He is originally from Midland, Texas, and is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Domonique Simmons)

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Metals Technology

Staff Sgt. Mathia Renken from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron fixes a worn B-1 aircraft stand by re-drilling and re-welding in Southwest Asia Jan. 29. Sergeant Renken’s Air Force Specialty Code is Metals Technician. He is originally from Midland, Texas, and is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Domonique Simmons)

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Airman of steel

Published Jan. 29, 2008