Transient alert Airmen handle diverse role
KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Staff Sgt. Sammy Ayala positions a fire bottle while preparing a C-17 Globemaster III for parking April 28. He is a transient alert Airman and KC-10 Extender crew chief with the 416th Air Expeditionary Group's transient alert flight. He is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)