2/8/2013 - A KC-135 Stratotanker sits with its landing gear fully raised on hydraulic jacks Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Staff Sgt. Nicholas Carone, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares a tripod jack at the tail of a KC-135 Stratotanker Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Carone is from Elk Grove, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Tech. Sgt. Jason Craig, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, selects a drill bit before working on a KC-135 Stratotanker in preparation for lifting the aircraft on hydraulic jacks Feb. 5, 2013. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Craig is from Santa Paula, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Tech. Sgt. Jason Craig, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, drills out a stripped screw on a KC-135 Stratotanker panel in preparation for lifting the aircraft on hydraulic jacks Feb. 5, 2013. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Craig is from Santa Paula, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Tech. Sgt. Leo Riley, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, steadies a plumb-bob on a KC-135 Stratotanker in preparation for lifting the aircraft on hydraulic tripod jacks Feb. 5, 2013. The plumb-bob is a weight that hangs freely over a ruler inside the aircraft and allows maintainers to keep the plane perfectly level while hoisting it on the jacks. Jacks enable the maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Riley is from Niagara Falls, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Staff Sgt. Tremain Knowles, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, adjusts a hydraulic tripod jack under a KC-135 Stratotanker Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Knowles is from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Tech. Sergeants Richard Mora, Eugene Marques and Leo Riley go over the plan to lift a KC-135 Stratotanker on hydraulic jacks Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Mora is from San Diego, Marques is from Guam, and Riley is from Niagara Falls, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Staff Sgt. Richard Austin, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares to connect hydraulic lines to a tripod jack under a KC-135 Stratotanker Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Austin is from Norfolk, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Staff Sgt. Nicholas Carone, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, monitors the lifting of a KC-135 Stratotanker on hydraulic jacks Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. Carone communicated via hand signals to the team of maintainers operating the jacks. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Carone is from Elk Grove, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Staff Sgt. Richard Austin, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, makes adjustments to a locking mechanism on a hydraulic tripod jack under a KC-135 Stratotanker Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Austin is from Norfolk, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Staff Sergeants Nicholas Carone and Tremain Knowles, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, discuss the progress of lifting of a KC-135 Stratotanker on hydraulic jacks Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Carone is from Elk Grove, Calif., and Knowles is from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - The nose wheels of a KC-135 Stratotanker slowly rise off the ground as the aircraft is lifted on hydraulic jacks Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Staff Sgt. Nicholas Carone, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, measures the distance between the ground and the tires of a KC-135 Stratotanker being lifted on hydraulic jacks Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. The aircraft tires had to be a certain distance off the ground to allow for the raising and lowering of the landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Carone is from Elk Grove, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Staff Sgt. Nicholas Carone, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, makes adjustments to a locking mechanism on a hydraulic tripod jack under a KC-135 Stratotanker Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Carone is from Elk Grove, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Staff Sgt. Nicholas Carone and Senior Airman William Studley, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, make adjustments to a hydraulic tripod jack under a KC-135 Stratotanker Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Carone is from Elk Grove, Calif., and Studley is from Greeley, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Tech. Sgt. Richard Mora, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, tightens a hydraulic line on a KC-135 Stratotanker to be lifted on hydraulic jacks Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Mora is from San Diego. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

2/8/2013 - Tech. Sgt. Richard Mora (left) and Staff Sgt. Nahim Alhamdan, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, go over the plan to lift a KC-135 Stratotanker on hydraulic jacks Feb. 5, 2013, at an air base in southwest Europe. Jacks allow maintainers to conduct tests involving raising and lowering the aircraft’s landing gear. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January to support French operations in Mali. Mora is from San Diego, and Alhamdan is from Tacoma, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)