12/22/2011 - SOUTHWEST ASIA – Staff Sgt. Brian Van Stee, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) mechanic and native of Cheyenne, Wyo., manually pumps a 60-ton tripod jack to test its ability to hold weight during routine maintenance here Dec. 21, 2011. The 60-ton tripod jack is used on the flightline to lift aircraft during maintenance. The 379th EMXS AGE Flight keeps test equipment, tow vehicles, bomb jammers, electronic circuitry and other aircraft support equipment working. The flight maintains 638 pieces of equipment across the base. Van Stee is deployed from Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)

12/22/2011 - SOUTHWEST ASIA – Staff Sgt. Brian Van Stee (right), 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) mechanic and native of Cheyenne, Wyo. , explains a technical order for a 60-ton tripod jack to Brig. Gen. Giovanni Tuck, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, prior to maintenance here Dec. 21, 2011. Every piece of equipment the 379th EMXS AGE Flight services is accompanied by a technical order, which provides step-by-step procedures for all types of maintenance. Van Stee is deployed from Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)

12/22/2011 - SOUTHWEST ASIA – Staff Sgt. Brian Van Stee, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic and native of Cheyenne, Wyo., opens a valve to bleed air from a ram during routine maintenance on a 60-ton tripod jack here Dec. 21, 2011. The 60-ton tripod jack is used on the flightline to lift aircraft during maintenance. Van Stee is deployed from Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)

12/22/2011 - SOUTHWEST ASIA – With his technical order for a 60-ton tripod jack open, Staff Sgt. Brian Van Stee, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) mechanic and native of Cheyenne, Wyo., discusses maintenance procedures with leadership from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here Dec. 21, 2011. Every piece of equipment the 379th EMXS AGE Flight services is accompanied by a technical order, which provides step-by-step procedures for all types of maintenance. Van Stee is deployed from Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)

12/22/2011 - SOUTHWEST ASIA – Staff Sgt. Joshua Zito, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) mechanic and native of Vacaville, Calif., demonstrates the capabilities of a universal maintenance stand to 379th Air Expeditionary Wing leadership here Dec. 21, 2011. Zito is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)

12/22/2011 - SOUTHWEST ASIA – Staff Sgt. Joshua Zito, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) mechanic and native of Vacaville, Calif., operates the controls of a universal maintenance stand here Dec. 21, 2011. The 379th EMXS AGE Flight maintains 638 pieces of equipment across the base. Zito is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)

12/22/2011 - SOUTHWEST ASIA – Brig. Gen. Giovanni Tuck, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, looks out over the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment Flight's compound here Dec. 21, 2011. The AGE flight maintains 638 pieces of equipment across the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)