Senior Airman Roderick Ponton, a 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, talks with the pilot during preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a morning sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th AMXS is responsible for the maintenance of all the test aircraft for the 96th Test Wing and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)