From Ford operating base tarant count, Apache pilots and crews run missions 24-7. A pace that keeps their maintainers busy, which in many cases is much more complicated than turning a wrench. They take the trust and soldier as a maintainer to do the job correct, you know, without being told, hey you messed it up, you gotta go back in a fuel cell and fix it. Fixing this part inside what's basically the gas tank is one of the most dangerous jobs. That's why it's a team effort with someone watching him, the air supply, and someone ready with a knife to cut him out in an emergency. Within about 30 seconds you're usually unconscious. But it's a danger he's more than willing to face and get it right. I gotta look with these two guys, you know, die because of something that's on my hands. Taking his high school tinkering on cars with friends to a whole new level. I know I go home and I tell my friends about it all the time, you know, just little things that you can get away with on vehicles that don't fly on helicopter. A big responsibility, but a greater sense of pride. Everyone wants to walk glance over and you see a patchy fly by and really kind of like, yeah, I worked on that aircraft just yesterday and there goes flying to go out and help somebody out there that needs help. Marine Sergeant Andrew Milner, Ford operating based Tarrin County, Afghanistan.