Airman 1st Class Kyle Jacob waits for a signal from Staff Sgt. Thomas Laroue on July 9, 2019, in the F-118 engine test center on Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Both Jacob and Laroue are aerospace propulsion Airmen assigned the 509th Maintenance Squadron jet propulsion flight. The jet propulsion flight helped Whiteman AFB achieve an 8-year readiness high with 375% of the engines necessary to accomplish the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)