Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection

Senior Airman Aaron M. Pitts, a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 509th Maintenance Squadron, poses for a photo May 7, 2019, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The non-destructive inspection team at Whiteman utilize several different test methods in order to detect flaws and determine part or structural serviceability. The types of test methods used are magnetic particle testing, ultrasonic, eddy current, bond testing, radiographic or x-ray, and fluorescent penetrant test methods. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Barley)