Joe Balderas, 97th Maintenance Directorate A-Team sheet metal mechanic, performs a hinge replacement on a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft main landing gear follow-up door at Hangar 517, Feb. 24, 2015. Aircraft fuselage skins and panels develop cracks and broken brackets due to normal wear and stresses. The fabrication flight performs field level repairs, sometimes even fabricating parts in the shop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan E. Acs/Released)
<dl><dd>Unit: 97th Air Mobility Wing, Public Affairs</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Fabrication; Maintenance; Mission; Altus Air Force Base</dd></dl>
Airman 1st Class Megan Myhre
Taken on 24 February 2015
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