Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Helzer, 100th Maintenance Squadron hydraulics maintenance journeyman, holds the first prototype of the Boom Cover Tool at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, July 22, 2022. Helzer is the mind behind the Boom Cover Tool that enables Airmen to install and remove a boom cover off a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in less than two minutes. The Boom Cover Tool is projected to save the Air Force 40,000 man-hours and $1 million annually.

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