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    Adapt and overcome! Airmen in Africa modify guard towers [Image 2 of 5]

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    A welder is using a plasma cutting torch to cut a circular hole in a metal plate mounted on a wooden frame. The process generates intense blue-white light and a dramatic shower of sparks falling below the workpiece. The brand 'Miller' is visible on the torch head, indicating professional-grade welding equipment.

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    02.08.2022

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Longoria 

    406th Air Expeditionary Wing

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Luke Gorst, 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS) vehicle control officer, uses a plasma cutter to cut guard tower firing port shields at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, Feb. 8, 2022. The expanded firing port increases field of view while creating a better firing platform for security forces members providing base security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Longoria)

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    Date Taken: 02.08.2022
    Date Posted: 02.12.2022 02:23
    Photo ID: 7049733
    VIRIN: 220208-F-EI771-0035
    Resolution: 4146x2957
    Size: 2.93 MB
    Location: NE
    Web Views: 242
    Downloads: 9

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    A welder is actively welding a metal workpiece on a worktable inside an industrial workshop. The welder is wearing full protective gear including a 3M Speedglas auto-darkening welding helmet, dark welding jacket, and heavy gloves. Bright sparks and molten metal spray are dramatically illuminating the dark workspace.
    A welder is using a plasma cutting torch to cut a circular hole in a metal plate mounted on a wooden frame. The process generates intense blue-white light and a dramatic shower of sparks falling below the workpiece. The brand 'Miller' is visible on the torch head, indicating professional-grade welding equipment.
    The image shows a prefabricated military or security watchtower numbered '11', painted in a tan/beige color typical of desert environments. The tower features multiple observation windows at the top level and appears to be a modular construction with visible panel seams. It is situated in an arid, semi-vegetated landscape under a clear blue sky.
    A military personnel wearing OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniform and a tan baseball cap with a name tape reading 'WILSON' is aiming a rifle equipped with a large optical scope through a window opening in what appears to be a training structure. The individual is in a shooting position, looking through the scope toward an exterior target area. The setting appears to be a military training range or shoot house.
    A U.S. Army soldier in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniform is aiming an M4 carbine rifle through a firing port or gun port opening in a tan/beige fortified wall or vehicle. The soldier is wearing a MultiCam baseball-style cap and has a U.S. flag patch visible on the left shoulder. The weapon is equipped with multiple accessories including an optic sight and what appears to be a laser aiming device.

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