TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Elodie MAZEIN: "In Scranton, aging army factory makes shells for Ukraine"
A worker inspects the form of the shaped steel billets following the "press" stage in the manufacturing process of 155 mm caliber shells at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (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)