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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 26, 2023)

Charles Newton, a senior materials engineer with Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE), uses an E-Drill system to remove fasteners on an F-5 Tiger II horizontal stabilizer. FRCSE’s F-5 Production Line is the first to implement the E-Drill within the NAVAIR enterprise. The device will significantly reduce the time it takes to remove the thousands of rivets typically replaced during in-depth depot-level maintenance. (U.S. Navy Photo by Toiete Jackson/Release)