Staff Sgt. Thomas Rice, 379th Expeditionary Air Maintenance Squadron crew chief, directs an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems aircraft for take-off at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Sept. 30, 2019. The E-8C JSTARS Airmen conduct missions overseas to support operations in the U.S. Air Force Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley L. Gardner)