Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Thompson, 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection craftsman, uses a black light to find cracks on a piece of an aircraft at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 12, 2022. The use of black light allows for the NDI flight to find dyes, fluids and other materials that can’t be blatantly seen to find discrepancies in aircraft parts.

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