802nd MXSS: First Article puts new material to the test
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Jeffrey Hunter, 802nd Maintenance Support Squadron First Article Test Laboratory mechanical engineer, guides a coordinated measuring machine probe on a C-5 aircraft foot assembly at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, April 20, 2021. The CMM has a probe at the end of a robotic arm that can measure with an accuracy of plus or minus 2.9 microns and is used during the FAT process to verify parts meet the design specifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)