Posted: 01/01/2009
Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Fisher monitors the lifting of an MC-130 Talon II aircraft using hydraulic jacks on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 7, 2009. Fisher, a crew chief, is assigned to the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. The Talon II, from 15th Special Operations Squadron, is undergoing rigorous heat testing at Eglins McKinley Climatic Laboratory. MC-130H Combat Talon II provide infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile or denied territory. Secondary missions include psychological operations and helicopter air refueling. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter