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Two airmen stand back-to-back in a large metal tube structure bathed in yellow light while facing opposite sides.

Totally Tubular

Air Force Senior Airman Samuel Griego, left, and Airman 1st Class Tavi Carter-Smith, both aerospace propulsion journeymen assigned to the 509th Maintenance Squadron, inspect an exhaust tube in the test cell at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 20, 2025, during testing of a B-2 Spirit aircraft engine. The squadron's propulsion flight delivers safe, reliable engines for B-2s to ensure the aircraft is ready to fly at a moment's notice.

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