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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tom Burden, an F-16 Fighting Falcon weapons mechanic assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing, poses for a portrait in the aircraft hangar in Swanton, Ohio, March 12, 2017. Burden invented a flexible, non-slip tool tray for aircraft mechanics. Ohio Air National Guard photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Nic Kuetemeyer

Innovative Airman

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tom Burden, an F-16 Fighting Falcon weapons mechanic assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing, poses for a portrait in the aircraft hangar in Swanton, Ohio, March 12, 2017. Burden invented a flexible, non-slip tool tray for aircraft mechanics. Ohio Air National Guard photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Nic Kuetemeyer

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