Maintenance magic
Senior Airman Ulisses Cortez rebuilds a connector on a horizontal situation indicator in an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 9, 2007. Airman Cortez is an Air Force reservist in the 442nd Maintenance Group, part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, based at Whiteman. The wing operates, maintains and supports a full squadron of 24 A-10, ground-attack aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)