305th MXS manufactures aircraft component, keeps KC46A flying

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dontie Custis, 305th Maintenance Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of Aircraft Metals Technology, programs the Computer Numeric Control machine at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 20, 2025. The CNC machine manufactured the Aileron C-channels needed to fix the KC-46A Pegasus at JB MDL. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Haeleigh Bayle)

PHOTO BY: Amn Haeleigh Bayle

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Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON Z 6_2

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

1600

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