Chief Master Sgt. Cyrus Snider, 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron chief flight engineer, conducts a final pre-flight operational inspection of a C-130 Hercules deployed from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait February 4, 2020. Snider is currently deployed to the 779th EAS which provides tactical airlift and airdrop operations within the area of operations to support Central Command, coalition and national objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes)