Heavy Metal Airman

Airman 1st Class Brooke Goose poses for a photo Aug. 24, 2012, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Goosen is with the 7thEquipment Maintenance Squadron and the only female out of 28 Airmen in the Dyess metal shop. She has more than seven years experience with welding. ,(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Stefanko)

Listing the goods

Airman 1st Class Adam Orton holds his inventory list from the 2012 Spartan Death Race, Aug. 9, 2012 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The competitors were required to write everything in their pack on an index card. Today, Orton keeps this card in his backpack for motivation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jarrod Grammel)

Pushing through

Airman 1st Class Adam Orton does pushups at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Aug. 9, 2012. Orton works out five to six days a week on cardio and strength training. Orton is a 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit aerospace propulsion journeyman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jarrod Grammel)

Heavy Metal Airman

Airman 1st Class Brooke Goosen, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, welds a Y-stand for holding munitions Aug. 14, 2012, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Goosen is the only female out of 28 Airmen in the Dyess metal shop and has more than seven years experience with welding. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Stefanko)

Singing for the troops

Senior Airman Jamie Horner caught the eye of the Air Force Central Band’s director of operations after singing in the finals of the 379th Force Support Flight singing competition, "The Voice." Horner began singing with the band during local performances due to their lack of a female vocalist. The Redding, Calif., native is deployed from Joint Base Andrews, Md., and is a 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron emergency manager. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)

Singing for the troops

Senior Airman Jamie Horner competes with two other finalist for the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing 'The Voice' competition in Southwest Asia, June 23, 2012. After this performance, Horner began singing with the AFCENT Band, Vector, due to their lack of a female vocalist. Horner is deployed with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is a native of Redding, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)