Staff Sgt. Stephen Lasher, 2nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management, communicates with the air traffic control tower to gain permission before driving onto the runway on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 11, 2013. Airfield management Airmen search the flight line and runway daily for spalling, foreign object debris and other damage that may have occurred over time. Spalling is when a part of the runway breaks and creates holes or gaps, spreading debris across the runway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristin High)
Staff Sgt. Stephen Lasher, 2nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management, conducts a random identification check on Tech. Sgt. Andrew Nawrocki, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron shift supervisor, on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 11, 2013. Lasher regularly checks all personnel driving on the flight line to make sure they are certified to drive on the flight line and runway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristin High)
Senior Airman Meghan Glass, 2nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management, looks over flight maps and a flight plan on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 11, 2013. Airfield management Airmen use this system to check and correct any errors in an aircraft?s flight plan. These flight plans are utilized in day-to-day operations as well as exercises and inspections to help complete the B-52H Stratofortress mission of Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristin High)
Senior Airman Meghan Glass, 2nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management, adjusts a flight plan as she talks to an Airman in the control tower on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 11, 2013. Airfield management Airmen are responsible for the overall management of AM facilities and services to provide a safe, efficient and effective airfield environment for aircraft operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristin High)