Brandon Simmons, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron contract field team aircraft mechanic, removes an access panel on a B-1 during a home station maintenance check at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 22, 2013. This B-1 recently returned from Southwest Asia and needed to be inspected for cracks per established maintenance guidelines as part of preparing the aircraft for future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alystria Maurer/Released)