Pre-flight preparations
PITTSBURGH IAP ARS -- 1st Lt. Nick Hoth, 758th Airlift Squadron navigator, reviews a pre-flight checklist before taking flight on a training mission to Colorado, May 14, 2012. The training mission supports an Army Special Forces unit with Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training. Part of their training requires paratroopers to jump from a C-130H2 Hercules cargo aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua J. Seybert/Released)