Submitted Photo Airman 1st Class Brendan Conklin, 5th Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection technician, simulates activating the X-ray system at Minot Air Force Base Feb. 5. The NDI shop takes several precautions to safeguard its members while working near a radiation area, including using a Geiger counter, wearing a warning device to detect if local radiation levels are too high, and wearing a thermoluminescent dosimeter to track an individual’s lifetime exposure to radiation. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum.

Submitted Photo Airman 1st Class Krizel Tuazon, 5th Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection (5MXS NDI) technician, places an engine oil sample into an analyzer at Minot Air Force Base Feb. 5. The 5MXS NDI shop, through the Joint Oil Analysis Program, is responsible for testing the oil for all types of aircraft for Minot AFB and other bases that send in their engine oil samples. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum.

Submitted Photo U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lorenzo Yanez, 5th Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection (NDI) non-commissioned officer in charge, lays a test plate on top of a blank sheet of X-ray film at Minot Air Force Base Feb. 5. NDI specialists utilize tools such as X-rays and ultrasonic inspection kits to inspect the interior of a piece of equipment without requiring it to be opened or dismantled. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum.

Submitted Photo Airmen from the 5th Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection (NDI) shop practice inspection procedures on training equipment at Minot Air Force Base Feb. 5. NDI specialists use noninvasive methods to identify possible defects in systems and equipment before anything can become hazards. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum.