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)

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)

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 -- Senior Airman Rebecca Ortiz, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, inspects GBU-54 bombs before loading them onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon here July 7. The inspection process consists of examining munitions for defects, imperfections and ensuring they match mission requirements. 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-38 bombs.

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Juan Rodriguez Lopez, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, inspects GBU-38 bombs before loading them onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon here July 7. The inspection process consists of examining munitions for defects, imperfections and ensuring they match mission requirements. Sergeant Rodriguez Lopez is stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krista Rose)

Formation Air Drop

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Master Sgt. Timothy Griffin, a C-130 Hercules loadmaster with the New York Air National Guard, lowers the aircraft ramp after returning here from a formation airdrop to a forward operating base in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan, June 22. The New York ANG C-130 flew the airdrop mission in conjunction with another C-130 from the Alaska ANG. Airdrops help mitigate the danger of transporting supplies via convoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korry Leverett)