James Battig, a fabrication work leader with the 55th Maintenance Squadron, delicately places the first of many nose art pieces onto an RC-135S Cobra Ball Sept. 2, 2015, at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The Cobra Ball had the first higher headquarters approved art, a serpent tightly coiled around a black sphere. (U.S. Air Force photo/Josh Plueger)