Engine check
Tech. Sgt. Phillip Daniels, jet engine mechanic assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, files the fan blades of a C-17 engine to blend a chipped part to match the other blades Aug. 27, 2008 at an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia. The C-17 is the U.S. Air Force's premier airlifter and is responsible for transporting equipment, supplies and personnel throughout the theater of operations, supporting Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Sergeant Parker, a native of Salisbury, N.C., is deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady/Released)