Photo by Ana Henderson | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 07.25.2023
Radiography Technician Lindsey Carter holds a 155- round on the TXR panel for digital radiography. The machine can perform a nose and base x-ray. The team usually takes a 0- and 90-degree x-ray of each round....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash | 51st Fighter Wing | 03.16.2020
Senior Airman Christopher Hurd, 51st Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection technician, sprays penetrant chemical during an inspection, March 16, 2020 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. NDI’s mission is to test aircraft and aircraft parts for integrity purposes and structural health, performing integrity checks at set intervals and upon request. NDI technicians use liquids and a......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash | 51st Fighter Wing | 03.16.2020
Senior Airman Christopher Hurd, 51st Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection technician, examines defects during an inspection, March 16, 2020, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. NDI’s mission is to test aircraft and aircraft parts for integrity purposes and structural health, performing integrity checks at set intervals and upon request. NDI technicians use liquids and a variety of......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash | 51st Fighter Wing | 03.16.2020
Senior Airman Christopher Hurd, 51st Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection technician, clears penetrant residue from his protective mask after an inspection. March 16, 2020, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. NDI’s mission is to test aircraft and aircraft parts for integrity purposes and structural health, performing integrity checks at set intervals and upon request. NDI......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash | 51st Fighter Wing | 03.16.2020
Senior Airman Christopher Hurd, 51st Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection technician, hand glows after cleaning penetrant chemical residue, March 16, 2020, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. NDI’s mission is to test aircraft and aircraft parts for integrity purposes and structural health, performing integrity checks at set intervals and upon request. NDI technicians use liquids......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash | 51st Fighter Wing | 03.16.2020
Senior Airman Christopher Hurd, 51st Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection technician, smiles inside an NDI lab, March 16, 2020, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The Alexandria, Louisiana, native is responsible for inspecting aerospace weapon systems and support equipment, and finding tiny, unseen imperfections that can be catastrophic if not identified. (U.S. Air Force photo by......
Courtesy Photo | Sandia National Laboratories | 10.11.2016
A computer model shows a simulation of explosively driven plate expansion and fragmentation. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories want to know how pipe bombs and other improvised explosive devices come apart and how much destruction they cause to learn how to mitigate that damage. (Image courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories)...
Courtesy Photo | Sandia National Laboratories | 10.11.2016
Sandia National Laboratories researchers are doing a series of tests that are studying fragmenting explosives in ways that haven’t been possible in the past. The project observes explosively driven fragments with flash X-ray and high-speed cameras. (Photo courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories)...
