Welders provide base support one spark at a time

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Welding portrait

Airman 1st Class Owen Tkatch, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron structural apprentice, poses for a portrait on Joint Base Andrews Md., Feb, 22, 2019. The 11th CES structural maintenance shop provides welding support to the base and its agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Noah Sudolcan)

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Sparks fly

Airman 1st Class Owen Tkatch, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron structural apprentice, welds a metal grate on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 13, 2019. The 11th CES structures shop here provides support to Joint Base Andrews and its agencies through welding, fabrication and other repairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Noah Sudolcan)

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Huddled around a flame

Airman 1st Class Mathew Crozier, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron structural apprentice, left, assists Fabian Moore, welder, as he welds a metal bar in place on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 13, 2019. For some projects, two welders are required, one to hold pieces in place while the other welds it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Noah Sudolcan)

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Let there be light

Airman 1st Class Mathew Crozier, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron structural apprentice, welds a metal grate on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 13, 2019. The 11th Civil Engineer Squadron structures shop works with other units on JBA to provide welding support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Noah Sudolcan)

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Welding

Airman 1st Class Mathew Crozier, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron structural apprentice, welds a metal piece onto a table on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 13, 2019. The 11th CES structures shop here provides support to Joint Base Andrews and its agencies through welding, fabrication and other repairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Noah Sudolcan)

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Welding help

11th Civil Engineer Squadron structural apprentices Airman 1st Class Mathew Crozier, left, and Airman 1st Class Owen Tkatch weld a metal grate in the structures shop on Joint Base Andrews Md., Feb. 13, 2019. Structural apprentices help maintain the base and its facilities, the grate will be used in a hangar for water drainage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Noah Sudolcan)

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The 11th Civil Engineer Squadron structures shop here provides support to Joint Base Andrews and its agencies through welding, fabrication and other repairs. Some of their projects include welding metal grates used in a hangars which allow water to drain while aircraft safely pass over it. One of the welding processes 11th CES structural apprentices use is Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding, this is when a solid wire is fed continuously through the welding gun.

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