Inspecting wing functions

Afghan Air Force Sgt. 1st Class Sultan, certified loadmaster and instructor, right, and AAF Sgt. 1st Class Nader, loadmaster in training, left, conduct checks of the de-icing boots at the edge of C-27A aircraft wings for proper operation before a training flight Oct. 1, 2012 at the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)

A careful look

Afghan Air Force Sgt. 1st Class Sultan, certified loadmaster, checks the position of the locks that hold the landing gear in position during flight on a C-27A before a training mission, Oct. 1, 2012, at the Kabul Afghanistan, International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)

C-208 Load

Members of the Afghan air force secure the door of a Cessna 208 on the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport flightline after loading cargo destined for Herat, Afghanistan, July 28, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)

C-208 Load

An Afghan air force member carries a box of Mi-17 helicopter parts to a Cessna 208 that will transport them to Herat, Afghanistan, July 28, 2012 at Kabul Afghanistan, International Airport Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)

C-208 Load

A member of the Afghan air force unload boxes of Mi-17 helicopter parts off a truck and load them to a Cessna 208 that will transport them to Herat, Afghanistan, July 28, 2012 at Kabul Afghanistan, International Airport Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)

C-208 Load

Members of the Afghan air force carries a box of Mi-17 helicopter parts to a Cessna 208 that will transport them to Herat, Afghanistan, July 28, 2012 at Kabul Afghanistan, International Airport Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)