EAACS total force members complete deployed mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephen Williams, 970th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron E-3 Sentry pilot, reviews an approach plate and performs pre-flight checks before a training flight Oct. 24, 2012. Active-duty and Air Force Reserve members from various E-3 squadrons at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., work here together to perform the 970th EAACS mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amanda Savannah)

EAACS total force members complete deployed mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Phelps, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guidance and control technician, exchangesa fuel quantity indicator on an E-3 Sentry before a 970th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron training flight Oct. 24, 2012. Seven of the eight E-3 crews here come from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., along with support personnel including aircraft maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amanda Savannah)

908th EARS refuels aircraft in fight

SOUTHWEST ASIA - U.S. Air Force Capt. Vincent Wright, aircraft commander, left, and 1st Lt. Kurt Rommel, co-pilot, right, fly a KC-10 Extender during refueling operations Sept. 18, 2012. Wright and Rommel are deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing as part of the 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott MacKay)

908th EARS refuels aircraft in fight

SOUTHWEST ASIA - U.S. Air Force Capt. Vincent Wright, 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron aircraft commander, completes pre-flight paperwork before his mission Sept. 18, 2012. Wright pilots KC-10 Extenders for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott MacKay)

Aircraft arresting cable – a fighter pilot’s flightline lifeline

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Marshall, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Barrier Maintenance NCO in charge, and Senior Airman Dustin Davidson, 380th ECES Barrier Maintenance technician, attach the mobile aircraft arresting system's nylon tape to the system's wire cable here Sept. 5, 2012. The MAAS is a cable and braking system placed across an end of the runway to catch fighter aircraft that are experiencing a situation where they cannot stop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amanda Savannah)

Aircraft arresting cable – a fighter pilot’s flightline lifeline

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Barrier Maintenance team tows the mobile aircraft arresting system cable into place here Sept. 5, 2012. The MAAS is a cable and braking system placed across an end of the runway to catch fighter aircraft that are experiencing a situation where they cannot stop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amanda Savannah)