Night on the line

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chris Edgington, assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, waits to direct a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2015. The 455th EAMXS ensure Super Hercules on Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Glenn Burnett, assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs preflight checks on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2015. The 455th EAMXS ensure Super Hercules on Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Glenn Burnett, assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs preflight checks on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2015. The 455th EAMXS ensure Super Hercules on Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft takes off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, after receiving maintenance from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Aug. 7, 2015. The 455th EAMXS ensure Super Hercules on Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chris Edgington, assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, directs a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2015. The 455th EAMXS ensure Super Hercules on Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft prepares to taxi on the flight line at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2015 The aircraft is maintained by the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ensures Super Hercules on Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, perform preflight checks on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2015. The 455th EAMXS ensure Super Hercules on Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julio Valencia, assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, waits for the engines to start during a preflight check on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2015. The 455th EAMXS ensure Super Hercules on Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, go over preflight checks on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2015. The aircraft is maintained by the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ensures Super Hercules on Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Night on the line

Published Aug. 9, 2015
By Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford
455th AEW Public Affairs

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chris Edgington, assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, waits to direct a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2015. The 455th EAMXS ensure Super Hercules on Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)