Staff Sgt. Casey Boots, an aerospace propulsion specialist from the 914th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York, carefully listens to a briefing from Tech. Sgt. Alexander Brown, also an aerospace propulsion specialist from the same unit, before lifting a KC-135 Stratotanker engine into place on Oct. 18, 2022. The engine is undergoing careful maintenance following a bird strike. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Lucas Morrow)