Malachi Drenthe, Overhaul Support Mechanic at American’s Tulsa, Okla., maintenance base, knew he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps when he was a teenager. Like many other children of Tech Ops – Tulsa team members, he watched his father, Brian, an Aircraft Base Maintenance Manager at American, working on aircraft for years, and he knew things with wings were in his future.

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