Sortie surge
Master Sgt. Ken Temple, a munitions expeditor, and Staff Sgt. Ashley Wommack, an aircraft armament systems technician, both with the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare training munitions during a sortie surge exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., in July 2009 in preparation for an upcoming operational readiness inspection. The 442nd AMXS is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Whiteman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kent Kagarise)