U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Steven Lynch, left, 1st Maintenance Squadron metal technician, inspects a LAU-142 that Senior Airman Sammy Abdullah, 71st Fighter Generation Squadron weapons maintainer, brought in at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 6, 2023. The LAU-142 is a piece of machinery within the F-22 Raptor that extends and retracts AIM-120 missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Antonio Divino, 1st Maintenance Squadron metal technician, prepares a mill to retrieve a broken screw in a LAU-142 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 6, 2023. The 1st MXS is comprised of seven diverse flights spanning 13 dynamic Air Force Specialty Codes, metal technicians being one of the AFSCs that provide expertise repair F-22 Raptor equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Steven Lynch, 1st Maintenance Squadron metal technician, uses a mill to retrieve a broken screw in a LAU-142 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 6, 2023. The LAU-142 is a piece of machinery within the F-22 Raptor that extends and retracts AIM-120 missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Steven Lynch, back, 1st Maintenance Squadron metal technician, inspect a LAU-142 with Airman 1st Class Antonio Divino, 1st MXS metal technician, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 6, 2023. Metal technicians perform a range of maintenance, executing design, fabrications, layout and welding throughout the day, all in efforts to maintain 1st Fighter Wing’s air superiority. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Steven Lynch, 1st Maintenance Squadron metal technician, cranks the mill order to replace the drill bit at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 6, 2023. The 1st MXS is comprised of seven diverse flights spanning 13 dynamic Air Force Specialty Codes, metal technicians being one of the AFSCs that provide expertise repair F-22 Raptor equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Antonio Divino, 1st Maintenance Squadron metal technician, pulls a lever on a mill at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 6, 2023. Metal technicians with the 1st MXS work on equipment from the F-22 Raptor and occasionally T-38 Talons, problem solving by diagnosing the issue and then fixing the equipment using various techniques and machinery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Steven Lynch, right, 1st Maintenance Squadron metal technician, and Airman 1st Class Antonio Divino, 1st MXS metal technician, work together to fix a LAU-142 to be put back in an F-22 Raptor once repaired at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 6, 2023. The 1st MXS metal technicians work on equipment from the F-22 Raptor and occasionally T-38 Talons, problem solving through diagnosing the issue and then fixing the equipment using various techniques and machinery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)