Volunteering to fix what we break

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Army Pfc. John Howard, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion 7th Air Defense Artillery PATRIOT system repairer, fixes a public address system Jan. 31, 2013. Soldiers assigned to the 1-7 ADA are deployed to maintain the PATRIOT missile system and perfect their maintenance skills by repairing items such as game systems, controllers, televisions, cell phones, power converters, and single-portion coffee makers broken by other service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)(RELEASED)

Volunteering to fix what we break

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Army Pfc. John Howard, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion 7th Air Defense Artillery PATRIOT system repairer, fixes a public address system using an oscilloscope Jan. 31, 2013. Soldiers assigned to the 1-7 ADA maintain the PATRIOT missile system and perfect their maintenance skills by repairing items such as game systems, controllers, televisions, cell phones, power converters, and single-portion coffee makers broken by other service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)(RELEASED)

Kingpin - 14 AFSCs, one air picture

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Scott Lacey, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron ground radar systems maintainer, deployed from Appleton, Wis., performs a preventative maintenance inspection on the TPS-75 radar system using the Air Force Radar Evaluations System Jan. 21, 2013. The 727 EACS, also known as “Kingpin,” is comprised of 14 career fields that are responsible for monitoring and providing vital air picture information to ensure the successful completion of the Air Tasking Order. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)(RELEASED)

Kingpin - 14 AFSCs, one air picture

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Dietrich, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron electronic protection technician, deployed from LaCrosse, Wis., makes adjustments to the TPS-75 radar system Jan. 21, 2013. Dietrich performs periodic evaluations and adjustments to the radar to ensure it is able to accurately deter enemy attacks and provide a clear air picture for “Kingpin” operators. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)(RELEASED)

Kingpin - 14 AFSCs, one air picture

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kaleigh Curran, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron interface control technician, deployed from Tomah, Wis., monitors the air picture in the Battle Command and Control Center Jan. 21, 2013. Personnel in the Battle Command and Control Center provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for the organizations and personnel responsible for executing the Air Tasking Order in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)(RELEASED)

Kingpin - 14 AFSCs, one air picture

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mathew Cleveland, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, deployed from Sparta, Wis., performs routine maintenance on a trailer mounted generator Jan. 21, 2013. Cleveland is a member of the “Kingpin” unit, which is comprised of 14 career fields that are responsible for monitoring and providing vital air picture information to ensure the successful completion of the Air Tasking Order. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)(RELEASED)