C-130

Engineers from the 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, prepare to board a C-130 Hercules aircraft here from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron on their way to Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan July 19, 2011. C-130s perform a variety of missions here including strategic airlift, aeromedical evacuation and personnel transport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Korry Leverett)

C-130

Engineers from the 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, prepare to board a C-130 Hercules aircraft here from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron on their way to Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan July 19, 2011. C-130s perform a variety of missions here including strategic airlift, aeromedical evacuation and personnel transport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Korry Leverett)

F-16

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – The sun begins to set behind Afghan mountains, casting a shadow over an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron July 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Korry Leverett)

F-16

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – The sun begins to set on the Afghan sky behind an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron July 15, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Wright)

Weapons load crew chief loads GBU-54 bombs.

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman Rebecca Ortiz, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, loads a GBU-54 bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon here July 7. Airman Ortiz is responsible for inspecting and loading munitions. The inspection process consists of examining munitions for defects, imperfections and ensuring they match mission requirements. After the bombs have been loaded they go through a minimum of five additional inspections before the F-16 takes off. Airman Ortiz is stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krista Rose)

Weapons load crew chief inspects GBU-54 bombs.

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Juan Rodriguez Lopez, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, loads a GBU-54 bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon here July 7. Sergeant Lopez is responsible for inspecting and loading munitions. The inspection process consists of examining munitions for defects, imperfections and ensuring they match mission requirements. After the bombs have been loaded they go through a minimum of five additional inspections before the F-16 takes off. Sergeant Rodriguez Lopez is stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krista Rose)