Nevada Air National Guard MSgt Kevin Walen, C-130 flight engineer from the Reno-based 192nd Airlift Squadron, conducts a pre-flight inspection of the hydraulics and flight controls at Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, United Kingdom, in preparation for paratrooper operations in Normandy, France on June 8, 2014. Nearly 1,000 paratroopers participated in a mass airdrop as part of the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landing in Normandy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Erica J. Knight/Released)