Royal Saudi air force Airman Al-Suhaymi Hassan, right, fastens an F-15 nose gear panel in place as Col. Bader M. Alotaibi, RSAF senior country liaison officer, watches at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, May 18, 2018. The attrition rate of RSAF aircraft maintainers passing through Sheppard has dropped from 50 percent before Alotaibi's arrival to less than 2 percent under his leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Ingle)