Tech. Sgt., now Doctor, Scott Avery from the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands with an AIM-9 air-to-air missile. Sergeant Avery graduated from medical school in September and is also an Air Force Reservist who loads ordnance on A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft for the 442nd Fighter Wing, based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)