Hogs, Maintainers Work Around the Clock

Capt. Kevin Belcher, 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, climbs down from an A-10 Thunderbolt II after completing a combat sortie while SSgt Chris Loder, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, dedicated crew chief, reviews technical orders on Oct. 16, 2012, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Bagram’s A-10s fly daily to provide constant close-air support to NATO and Afghan ground forces operating in Afghanistan. Belcher hometown is Southington, Ky. and Loder hometown is Clarksville, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

Hogs, Maintainers Work Around the Clock

Capt. Kevin Belcher, 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, parks an A-10 Thunderbolt II after completing a combat sortie on Oct. 16, 2012, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Bagram’s A-10s fly daily to provide constant close-air support to NATO and Afghan ground forces operating in Afghanistan. Belcher hometown is Southington, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

C-130 Maintainers keep the “Herc” Fit for Flight

SSgt Brett Clayton, a Crew Chief with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Memphis, TX, checks the landing gear of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during a comprehensive aircraft inspection at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 17, 2012. The C-130 is a tactical airlift workhorse for coalition forces in Afghanistan, but its mission success depends on the labor of the maintainers who keep the “Herc” ready to fly. (U.S. Air Force Photo/SSgt Jeff Nevison)

C-130 Maintainers keep the “Herc” Fit for Flight

455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer A1C Akeem Jackson, from New York City, examines an engine on a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during a comprehensive aircraft inspection at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 17, 2012. The maintainers work long hours to ensure Bagram’s Hercules fleet is ready to transport people and supplies throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/SSgt Jeff Nevison)

C-130 Maintainers keep the “Herc” Fit for Flight

SrA Pedro Rivera King, a maintainer with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Puerto Rico, examines an engine on a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during a comprehensive aircraft inspection at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 17, 2012. The C-130 is a tactical airlift workhorse for coalition forces in Afghanistan, but its mission success depends on the labor of the maintainers who keep the “Herc” ready to fly. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

C-130 Maintainers keep the “Herc” Fit for Flight

455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainers SrA Pedro Rivera King, from Puerto Rico, and A1C Akeem Jackson, from New York City, examine an engine on a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during a comprehensive aircraft inspection at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 17, 2012. The maintainers work long hours to ensure Bagram’s Hercules fleet is ready to transport people and supplies throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)