Metal shops meet for joint training

(From left) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lisa McDermott, 31st Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology craftsman, and Polish air force members discuss technical procedures during a joint training event, Dec. 15, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The training included inspection procedures, heat stress tests and aircraft part measurements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

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Polish Chief Warrant Officer 5 Sebastian Krogzek, a Polish air force metals technology technician, inspects landing gear parts with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lisa McDermott, 31st Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology craftsman, during a joint training event, Dec. 15, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The training afforded U.S. and Polish air force members the opportunity to better understand how they each maintain F-16 Fighting Falcon parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

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Polish air force members watch a U.S. Air Force Airman from the 31st Maintenance Squadron metals technology section measure an aircraft part during a joint training event, Dec. 15, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The training afforded U.S. and Polish air force members the opportunity to better understand how they each maintain F-16 Fighting Falcon parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

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Polish and U.S. Air Force members check an aircraft part’s stress levels during a joint training event, Dec. 15, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The training included inspection procedures, heat stress tests and aircraft part measurements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

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Metal shops meet for joint training

Published Dec. 16, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Cary Smith
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Maintenance Squadron metals technology section teamed with Polish air force members to share best practices during a joint training event, Dec. 15, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The training afforded attendees the opportunity to better understand each other's role in supporting NATO. Both the Polish and U.S. metals technology sections maintain F-16 Fighting Falcon parts.