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    7 EMS performs first on-aircraft cold spray repair on B-1B Lancer [Image 1 of 5]

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    7 EMS performs first on-aircraft cold spray repair on B-1B Lancer

    DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    02.20.2026

    Photo by Airman 1st Class William Neal 

    7th Bomb Wing

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Tanksley, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance apprentice, moves a helium tank in support of a cold spray repair at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 20, 2026. The helium was used to accelerate aluminum powder particles bonding with a metal surface during the structural repair of a B-1B Lancer component. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Neal)

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    Date Taken: 02.20.2026
    Date Posted: 03.09.2026 09:26
    Photo ID: 9548520
    VIRIN: 260220-F-VN117-1131
    Resolution: 4634x3083
    Size: 1.21 MB
    Location: DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS, US

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