Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Ballant, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, inspects an aircraft part under a microscope during a routine inspection at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 12, 2018. The NDI specialists ensure aircraft safety by using magnetic particles, florescent penetrants, and eddy currents to detect cracks in aircraft parts that may be invisible to the naked eye.

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