Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Reider, crew chief with the 447th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, salutes a pilot in an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to taxiing May 11, 2017, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. Crew chiefs are responsible for launching, recovering and maintaining aircraft. ( Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devin M. Rumbaugh)

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