Master Sgt. John Ezell, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals in Maj. Preston McConnell, a 303rd Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot upon Major McConnell's arrival at the Salina, Kan., airport for Hawgsmoke 2008, the Air Force's biennial A-10 bombing and gunnery competition. Both Airmen are Air Force reservists based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)