Flight engineers prove always ready, win AFRC safety award
From left, Senior Master Sgt. John Gabel, 5th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer, and Master Sgt. Frank Veres, 492nd Special Operations Training Support Squadron flight engineer, walk towards an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, January 11, 2023. The flight engineers coordinated the safe-landing of the aircraft without functional navigation, communication systems, or lighting, by using flashlights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile)