Tech. Sgt. Brian Gillespie, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives the pilot of an A-10 hand signals while Senior Airman Robert Bagby, 442nd AMXS performs a cursory check of the aircraft prior to take-off April 17. The 442nd Fighter Wing is an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel A. Park)