Air Force welders turn up the heat

Senior Airman Samson Charles, left, and Senior Airman Robby Puentes, 341st Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeymen, stand in the metal shop bay at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., Jan. 10, 2023. Malmstrom AFB is unique in that it is one of two Air Force installations that offer civilian and military personnel the opportunity to earn their 1G, 3G and 6G welding certifications--all of which are accepted by the American Welding Society.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)

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Air Force welders turn up the heat

Senior Airman Samson Charles, 341st Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, cuts a section of a metal support beam using an oxygen acetylene torch at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., Jan. 10, 2023. The metal shop at Malmstrom is crucial to the maintenance and improvement of structures supporting the nuclear mission, which include launch facilities and missile alert facilities throughout the state of Montana. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)

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Air Force welders turn up the heat

Senior Airman Samson Charles, 341st Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, uses a metallic inert gas welder to join two flat metal coupons together as part of his training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., Jan. 10, 2023. Following basic military training graduation, structural journeymen attend a six-month-long technical training period to become proficient in welding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)

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Air Force welders turn up the heat

Senior Airman Samson Charles, 341st Civil Engineer structural journeyman, left, uses a metallic inert gas welder to join two flat metal coupons together as part of his training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., Jan. 10, 2023. Charles is required to practice MIG welding as part of his 1G certification, which qualifies him to complete flat welding within the military and beyond into the civilian sector. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)

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Air Force welders turn up the heat

Senior Airman Robby Puentes, 341st Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, practices vertical stick welding at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., Jan. 10, 2023. Malmstrom AFB is unique in that it is one of two Air Force installations that offer civilian and military personnel the opportunity to earn their 1G, 3G and 6G welding certifications--all of which are accepted by the American Welding Society. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)

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Air Force welders turn up the heat

Published Jan. 17, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon
341st Missile Wing Public Affairs

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Senior Airman Samson Charles, left, and Senior Airman Robby Puentes, 341st Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeymen, stand in the metal shop bay at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., Jan. 10, 2023. Malmstrom AFB is unique in that it is one of two Air Force installations that offer civilian and military personnel the opportunity to earn their 1G, 3G and 6G welding certifications--all of which are accepted by the American Welding Society.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)