First Lt. John Fugate, 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilot, conducts a pre-flight check on a C-130J Super Hercules Dec. 2, 2012, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 772nd EAS provides tactical airlift, airdrop and aeromedical evacuation, creating an air bridge for personnel, equipment and supplies. Fugate's hometown is DuBois, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)