Air Force Senior Airman Alec Flores and Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Mingues talk in the back of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft before a night sortie on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2016. Flores and Mingues are crew chiefs assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The squadron ensures that aircraft on Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready status once they land. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys