Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Mascaro, 29th Weapons Squadron, ensures a C-130J Hercules engines start properly before a mission as part of the Air Force Weapons School on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 11, 2012. The Air Force Weapons School is a five-and-a-half-month training course which provides selected officers with the most advanced training in weapons and tactics employment. Throughout the course, students receive an average of 400 hours of graduate-level academics and participate in demanding combat training missions. Staff Sgt. Eric Harris

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