Depot artisans on the job in Italy

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At the Naval Air Mediterranean Repair Activity (NAMRA) in Naples, Italy, two Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Depot Cherry Point artisans, sheet metal mechanics Diane McKernan (left) and Ray Brockway (right), pose with NAVAIR Depot North Island Planner and Estimator Jamie Montgomery on the VMRG-252 flight line. The artisans are on assignment in Italy performing depot level services to the forward deployed warfighters. On the afternoon of Feb. 28, a KC-130 from VMRG-252 experienced damage to its starboard drogue pod during a routine air refueling mission, resulting in a non-mission capable situation. Squadron maintenance personnel contacted NAMRA’s AIR-6.0 Team at Site-41 for assistance, and at 7 a.m. the next morning, McKernan and Brockway were on the job. Thanks to their efforts, the aircraft was fully mission capable again by 2 p.m. that same day. (Official U.S. Navy Photo)