SOUTHWEST ASIA – Senior Airman Andy Schmitz, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit electrical and environmental systems specialist and native of Minneapolis, looks through a battery compartment inside the front nose landing gear of a C-130H3 Hercules during a home station check at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Feb. 28, 2012. Some checks require the Airmen to get into some uncomfortable spots in order to get the job done.

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SOUTHWEST ASIA – Senior Airman Andy Schmitz, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit electrical and environmental systems specialist and native of Minneapolis, looks through a battery compartment inside the front nose landing gear of a C-130H3 Hercules during a home station check at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Feb. 28, 2012. Some checks require the Airmen to get into some uncomfortable spots in order to get the job done.

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