A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron ensures an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft is ready for a flying mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 24, 2014. Maintainers are responsible for having the aircraft ready to fly at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)