KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, goes to "work" in the fabrication flight to get acquainted with the sheet metals and welding aspects of the job. The Not-So-Undercover boss was given tutorials on how to perform simple job tasks, such as bending sheet metal to the proper angle and then completed those tasks with supervision from the subject matter experts like Senior Master Sgt. Steven Twinn, 403rd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Shawn Mattingly, 403rd Wing vice commander, goes to "work" in the fabrication flight to get acquainted with the sheet metals and welding aspects of the job. The Not-So-Undercover boss was given tutorials on how to perform simple job tasks, such as bending sheet metal to the proper angle and then completed those tasks with supervision from subject matter experts like Master Sgt. Cody Seymour 403rd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight sheet metals technician. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Shawn Mattingly, 403rd Wing vice commander, goes to "work" in the fabrication flight to get acquainted with the sheet metals and welding aspects of the job. The Not-So-Undercover boss was given tutorials on how to perform simple job tasks such as using a torch to weld two small pieces of metal together and then completed those tasks with supervision from the subject matter experts, like Senior Airman Joseph Defillo, 403rd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight welder. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, goes to "work" in the fabrication flight to get acquainted with the sheet metals and welding aspects of the job. The Not-So-Undercover boss was given tutorials on how to perform simple job tasks such as using a torch to weld two small pieces of metal together and then completed those tasks with supervision from the subject matter experts, like Senior Airman Treven Connor, 403rd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight welder. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Shawn Mattingly, 403rd Wing vice commander, goes to "work" in the fabrication flight to get acquainted with the sheet metals and welding aspects of the job. The Not-So-Undercover bosses were given tutorials on how to perform the job task of installing a nutplate on a piece of extrusion, which is a simulated piece of aircraft structure, utilizing solid rivets and hand rivet squeezers and then completed those tasks with supervision from the subject matter experts like Master Sgt. Cody Seymour, 403rd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight sheet metals technician. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Cody Gill holds his 2022 Ocean Springs Police Department Police Officer of the Year award in front of his OSPD patrol car in Ocean Springs, Miss., March 22, 2023. In addition to being an officer for OSPD, Gill serves in the Air Force Reserve as the 403rd Security Forces Squadron self-assessment program manager. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Chief Master Sgt. Barbara Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief, rides her bike along Back Bay at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 21, 2023. Gilmore, one of three victims in a tragic accident that resulted in one fatality in 2021 recently found the courage to get back on the bike. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Fresh paint on the flightline marks the end of recent construction projects at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 15, 2023. Repairs to a depression and drains under the flightline were completed in March, opening the flightline back for normal operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Davis) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Fresh paint on the flightline marks the end of recent construction projects at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 15, 2023. Repairs to a depression and drains under the flightline were completed in March, opening the flightline back for normal operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Davis) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airmen Sydni Sorvino and Christopher Volnoff, 403rd Maintenance Squadron communication, navigation, and mission systems technicians, work together to remove the Emergency Transmitter Locator System. The ELT is removed to perform a g-switch test during one of the isochronal inspections to ensure it is functioning properly in the event of a crash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airmen Sydni Sorvino and Brady Caillouet, 403rd Maintenance Squadron communication, navigation, and mission systems technicians, work together to remove a panel from a C-130J Super Hercules to get to the Emergency Transmitter Locator System. The ELT is removed to perform a g-switch test during one of the isochronal inspections to ensure it is functioning properly in the event of a crash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airman Sydni Sorvino, 403rd Maintenance Squadron communication, navigation, and mission systems technicians, removes the sealant around a panel on a C-130J Super Hercules to get to the Emergency Transmitter Locator System. The ELT is removed to perform a g-switch test during one of the isochronal inspections to ensure it is functioning properly in the event of a crash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share