Staff Sgt. Aaron Watts, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, verifies that the F-15 flown home by Lt. Col Brian Farrar, 44th Fighter Squadron commander, is completely shut down. The 44th FS returned to Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 18, 2010, from Red Flag 10-2, a 10-day aerial combat exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. While there, the pilots and the maintenance crews worked day and night to complete 128 sorties and amass 260 hours of flying time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)