Staff Sgt. Sarah Hall inspects fittings in the nose wheel well of a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 8 to ensure there are no deficiencies. Sergeant Hall, deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., is with the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron at a deployed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas C. Olsen)
Senior Airman Zachary Eason, a weapons mechanic for the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Balad Air Base, Iraq, removes 20 mm rounds from an F-16 Fighting Falcon. Removing munitions from the aircraft helps maintainers prevent accidents and safely accomplish the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Travis Edwards)