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Rochelle Elkes, a Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology student, works on one of the many projects the interns had received at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., July 29, 2024. The 509th Maintenance Group Research and Engineering shop’s summer intern cohort is a program where selected interns from high school, college and Air Force ROTC are given the opportunity to work on projects, based on their fields of study. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryce Moore)