An Airman from the 1st Special Operations Helicopter Maintenance Squadron walks the wing of a CV-22 Osprey during a maintenance examination in Mali, Africa, Nov. 12, 2008. Four Ospreys from the 8th Special Operations Squadron and roughly 100 Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Wing deployed to Africa in support of Exercise Flintlock. (Photo by Sgt. Kieran Cuddihy)