Staff Sgt. Cris Hunter, a flight engineer for 711th Special Operations Squadron, checks a graph on the MC-130E Talon I on a training mission on Duke Field, Fla. 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)