711th Express
Master Sgt. Mike Vasquez, a flight engineer for 711th Special Operations Squadron, advises pilot, Capt John Karlesky, on the MC-130E Combat Talon I aircraft’s flight system status during a training flight out of Duke Field, Fla, Aug. 2011. The flight engineer monitors the aircraft systems and calculates performance capabilities of the aircraft. The 711th SOS, part of the 919th Special Operations Wing, conducts flight training missions five days a week to maintain currency on all of their readiness requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)