Staff Sgt. Christopher Visconti, 455 EAMXS aerospace

Staff Sgt. Christopher Visconti, 455 EAMXS aerospace repair and reclamation craftsman, reattaches the crew entrance door to a C-130 on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan July 10, 2013. Every C-130 must be brought into a maintenance hangar after 270 flight hours for a more thorough inspection called a home station check. During this HSC Visconti replaced the nose landing gear, drag braces, elevator counterbalances and crew entrance door lower torque tube. His job here also entails performing inspection on all aircraft flight controls, as well as landing gear cargo ramp and doors. Visconti is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and a native of Brooklyn. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)