Staff Sgt. Jason Carlton, a 50th Airlift Squadron C-130 flight engineer, demonstrates which knobs are turned for a preflight checklist Oct. 12 inside a C-130H aircraft. The Moultrie, Ga., native has flown 60 combat missions and 242 sorties during a recent deployment, delivering almost 4,000 passengers and 300 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)