U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Lankford, 774th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Lankford, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander, acts as a spotter as an R-11 fuel truck is loaded onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a redeployment mission at an undisclosed location in the Air Force Central Command area of responsibility March 15, 2015. The ability to forward deploy mission critical equipment, such as the R-11, to key sites throughout the AOR is more imperative than ever before as the Air Force reduces its footprint in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz)