Aircraft environmental check
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Mario Vanore, a 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electronics and environmental technician, performs maintenance on the bleed air distribution for the Environmental Control System of an F-16 Fighting Falcon here, Dec. 17. The bleed air distribution sends hot air from the aircraft engine to the ECS to create cabin pressure for the cockpit. Sergeant Vanore is deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)