U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron ensure 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. The Airmen are deployed from Fort Wayne, Indiana Air National Guard in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)