FRIDAY FOTO (January 13, 2012)

Almost Shovel Ready

( U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht)

As any vehicle owner in snowy climes knows, sometimes digging out after a storm is the hardest part of winter operations.

In this photo, U.S. Air Force personnel are removing snow last week (Jan. 5) from an F-15E Strike Eagle at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The airmen are assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.