Maj. Timothy Townsend, C-130 Hercules pilot with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, talks with Staff Sgt. Sarah Parsley, a C-130 flight engineer, just before takeoff from their deployed base for Kuwait's 50/20 celebration Feb. 26. The celebration commemorated Kuwait's 50th anniversary of its independence and 20th anniversary of its liberation which happened as a result of Operation Desert Storm.