180213 - Aerospace Fuels (Anaylsis & Investigations) Lab

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Robert Bills, Aerospace Fuels Lab chemist, points at a gas chromatogram analysis after running hydraulic fluid samples in the Investigative Analysis Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2018. The analysis shows the separation of compounds in the samples, revealing contaminants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

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Robert Bills, Aerospace Fuels Lab chemist, places a sample of hydraulic fluid from an F-22 Raptor in a gas chromatogram as part of a routine analysis in the Investigative Analysis Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2018. Bills receives samples from flight-line maintainers to look for contaminates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

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Robert Bills, Aerospace Fuels Lab chemist, prepares a hydraulic sample from an aircraft to run through an inductive coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP/OES) in the Investigative Analysis Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2018. Bills was looking for the presence of Barium in the sample. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

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Robert Bills, Aerospace Fuels Lab chemist, points to the induction coil and torch of the inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP/OES) in the Investigative Analysis Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2018. Bills explained how the ICP/OES has a similar principle to fireworks, where different colors emitted are related to the presence of certain metals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

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Robert Bills, Aerospace Fuels Lab chemist, places a sample tube in the sample tray of the inductive coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP/OES) as part of a routine job in the Investigative Analysis Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2018. The ICP/OES detects the presence of certain metals in a sample. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

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Robert Bills, Aerospace Fuels Lab chemist, examines an image collected from a scanning electron microscope in the Investigative Analysis Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2018. The image helps piece together the identity of unknown solid materials for safety investigation boards to deduce reasons of an aircraft mishap. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

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Robert Bills, Aerospace Fuels Lab chemist, views a spectrum after running a sample through an infrared spectrometer in the Investigative Analysis Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2018. Bills reviews the spectrum for clues about the compound’s makeup. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

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Unknown material is placed on a sample mount to prepare it for analysis in the scanning electron microscope in the Investigative Analysis Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2018. This analysis helps deduce the elemental composition of a compound for use in safety investigation boards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)