Photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf | 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 01.13.2015
Orlando, Fla., native Cpl. Ian Sanchez, an allied trades specialist with Company B, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, bends over his project to get a good angle in order to weld Jan. 13 at Fort Hood, Texas. “To make a good, strong weld, you need to be consistent, smooth and have a steady hand,” said Sanchez. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt.......
Photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf | 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 01.13.2015
Orlando, Fla., native Cpl. Ian Sanchez, an allied trades specialist with Company B, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, inspects a flame coursing through his welding torch Jan. 13 at Fort Hood, Texas. Prior to cutting some metal, Sanchez must measure the proper mixture of acetylene and oxygen in order to obtain a clean cut. (U.S. Army photo......
Photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf | 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 01.13.2015
Orlando, Fla., native Cpl. Ian Sanchez, an allied trades specialist with Company B, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, steadies his hand as he performs a metal inert gas weld Jan. 13 at Fort Hood, Texas. Sanchez uses the protection of his mask to get close to the arc of the weld. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 3rd ABCT PAO, 1st......
Photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf | 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 01.13.2015
Orlando, Fla., native Cpl. Ian Sanchez, an allied trades specialist with Company B, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, gets close to the arc in order to see what he is doing Jan. 13 at Fort Hood, Texas. Sanchez is using a metal inert gas welding process that heats the metals causing them to melt and join. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon......
Photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf | 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 01.13.2015
Orlando, Fla., native Cpl. Ian Sanchez, an allied trades specialist with Company B, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, uses an angle grinder Jan. 13 at Fort Hood, Texas. Sanchez grinds the area in preparation to weld. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 3rd ABCT PAO, 1st Cav. Div.)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham | 20th Fighter Wing | 04.02.2014
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Neale, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron metals technologist journeyman, uses a pencil grinder at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 2, 2014. Neale used a pencil grinder in between welds to smooth imperfections in the metal. Airmen who work in the 20th EMS metals technology shop use their welding skill set to support the 20th Maintenance Group which......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Sanchez | USS Boxer (LHD 4) | 11.21.2013
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Quevaris Brigman uses a grinder to remove paint in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet......
Photo by Cpl. Ashley Beckett | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.27.2013
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Enri E. Alcantara, a metal worker with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, grinds metal at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan March 27, 2013. Alcantara removed paint from a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley E. Santy/Released)...
