Staff Sgt. Miguel Meraz, 437th Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Miguel Meraz, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs an intake inspection on the engine of a C-17 Globemaster III May 9, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The 437th AMXS is comprised of nearly 1,000 combat-ready maintainers and support personnel. They inspect, service and maintain the assigned C-17 aircraft at JB Charleston. These maintainers enable aircraft to perform global airlift missions ranging from combat support operations and humanitarian relief to aeromedical evacuations. The squadron is also responsible for the deployment of maintainers who support Charleston aircraft and other Air Mobility Command aircraft in austere locations, maintaining worldwide airlift dominance. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua R. Maund.)