Pilots with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron conduct pre-flight checks in the cockpit of a C-130H Hercules before performing a combat mission at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, July 14, 2017. Air National Guardsmen and their aircraft, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, execute daily airlift missions out of one of the busiest air bases in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Hehnly)