TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Elodie MAZEIN: "In Scranton, aging army factory makes shells for Ukraine"
Richard Hansen, the manager of Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (SCAAP), is pictured in front of shaped steel billets as they undergo the manufacturing process for 155 mm caliber shells at SCAAP in Scranton, Pennsylvania on April 16, 2024. In brick buildings that are more than a century old, nearly in the heart of Joe Biden's Rust Belt hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, dated machinery churns artillery for modern conflicts, especially the war in Ukraine. The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (SCAAP) is making steel tubes for 155 mm caliber shells, which are crucial to Kyiv's efforts to face down Moscow's invasion. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)