The art of the forged blade
Mitch Cargile, a 14th Communications Squadron network technician, provides network support April 29, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Cargile has been involved with knife making and forging since 2013, and has traveled all over the U.S. honing his craft, from New Jersey and Texas to Alaska. He noted that his greatest accomplishment thus far has been earning his journeyman smith rating from the American Bladesmith Society in June 2019 in Atlanta. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gross)