Col. Gary Cook, commander of the 315th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, S.C. (right), talks to Staff Sgt. Andy Harkleroad, an aerial port specialist assigned to the 81st Aerial Port Squadron. The colonel recently traveled to the Middle East to make a surprise visit to see his deployed troops as they were working in Kuwait. (Photo by 1st Lt. Wayne Capps, USAFR)