DPC cargo

Cargo sits on the flight line at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 11, 2013. The 20th Fighter Wing provides mission-ready Airmen at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)

Capt. Steel

U.S. Air Force Capt. James Steel, 77th Fighter Squadron pilot, stands in front of a F-16 Fighting Falcon in Afghanistan after a combat mission. Capt. Steel was killed April 3, 2013, after his aircraft crashed returning to base from a close air support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Tad Clark/Released)

77th Fighter Sqaudron "Gamblers"

The tail from an U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. sits in Afghanistan. The unit conducts close air support missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Elijah Supper/Reased)

Rapid refueling

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dakota Brightwell, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, launches a 79th Fighter Squadron fighter pilot out of the “hot pit” area after his aircraft was refueled, Jan. 10, 2013, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Fuels operators and crew chiefs such as Brightwell performed hot pit refueling procedures for both the 55th and 79th Fighter Squadrons. Hot pit refueling is a procedure usually performed in a combat situation to rapidly refuel aircraft while their engines are running resulting in a speedy refuel to thrust pilots back into the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston)(Released)

Rapid refueling

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dakota Brightwell, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, looks across the flightline as he communicates via headset with F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots while they refuel, Jan. 10, 2013, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Fuels operators and crew chiefs such as Brightwell performed hot pit refueling procedures for both the 55th and 79th Fighter Squadrons. Hot pit refueling is a procedure usually performed in a combat situation to rapidly refuel aircraft while their engines are running resulting in a speedy refuel to thrust pilots back into the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston)(Released)

Rapid refueling

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dakota Brightwell, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot into the “hot pit” area to begin refueling the pilots aircraft, Jan. 10, 2013, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Fuels operators and crew chiefs such as Brightwell performed hot pit refueling procedures for both the 55th and 79th Fighter Squadrons. Hot pit refueling is a procedure usually performed in a combat situation to rapidly refuel aircraft while their engines are running resulting in a speedy refuel to thrust pilots back into the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston)(Released)