Senior Airman Brad Barlett and Airman 1st Class John Slavens, 362nd Training Squadron F-16 crew chief course students, service the main landing gear shock strut so the springs in the aircraft can absorb the intense shocks from landing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 2, 2018. Before joining the Air Force, Barlett served in the Army and Slavens served in the Marine Corps, both as infantrymen. The Airmen have both had positive experiences in their Air Force careers thus far and will continue their careers as crew chiefs at Shaw AFB, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Madeleine E. Remillard)