U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eloy Juarez, left, an

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eloy Juarez, left, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, talks to Cpl. Jordan Adams, an aircraft ordnance technician with VMFA(AW)-242, to ensure the quality of each maintainers work at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 27, 2017. An aviation technician’s, also known as a maintainer, job is to secure the well-being of their pilots by ensuring the functionality of the F/A-18D. Quality assurance is vital to the mission because it could cause potential dangers for anyone dealing with the aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera)