C-130 Hercules - 'Herc' maintenance

SOUTHWEST ASIA—Loadmaster Staff Sgt. Pat Mortell walks out the back of his C-130 Hercules while waiting for maintainers to “green-light” a mission. The sergeant is deployed to the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from the 2nd Airlift Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. His unit conducts operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo)