KTAL highlights Reserve
Zach Perry, who is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) assigned to the 917th Maintenance Squadron, explains a structural repair for an A-10 Thunderbolt II, to Jenna Zibton, and Chang Howang at the Metals Technology shop at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 3, 2011. Zibton, who is a reporter for KTAL Channel 6 in Shreveport, La., and Howang, who is a cameraman for the station, were at Barksdale to report on the Reservists and their innovative aircraft repair methods that are saving American taxpayer dollars. Perry is also a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force Reserve and the aircraft metals technology supervisor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston)