Ready for Flight
Left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Crooks, 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, assists U.S. Air Forces Central Command Commander Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage with the fitting of his aircrew survival equipment, Sept. 9, in Southwest Asia. General Hostage is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours. As the Air Component Commander for U.S. Central Command, he is responsible for developing contingency plans and conducting air operations in a 20-nation area of responsibility covering Central and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney/RELEASED)