Force Protection Shreds Uniforms

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Richard Page, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety, volunteered to assist with the collection of uniform items in Southwest Asia, July 24, 2012. Page, a Georgiana, Ala. native, assisted the 379th AEW Force Protection members with sorting and shredding unserviceable uniforms discarded by service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

379 Water 2012

Senior Airman Ryan Smith, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Bioenvironmental environmental program manager, pulls a random bottle of water from a pallet of water with a specific production date. Smith pulls and tests random bottles from every shipment of water to ensure all water is free of any form of bacteria. More than 1.3 million bottles of water are consumed at this installation every month. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)

Active-Shooter Exercise

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Members of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron respond to an active-shooter exercise here July 23. The exercise tested emergency responder’s ability to coordinate accurate and timely response procedures to an active-shooter scenario in a simulated environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Boutte)

Active-Shooter Exercise

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Members of the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron provide self-aid and buddy care on a simulated victim during an active-shooter exercise here July 23. The exercise tested emergency responder’s ability to coordinate accurate and timely response procedures to an active-shooter scenario in a simulated environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Boutte) (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Boutte)

Active-Shooter Exercise

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Airman First Class Emilee Germanson, 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, puts moulage paint on a simulated victim, Jason David, Air Force Academy cadet, before an active-shooter exercise here July 23. The exercise tested the base’s ability to respond to a crisis situation in the event that a real-world threat occurs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Boutte)

Environvmental clean up

Tim Blevins, an environmental specialist for Kandahar Airfield, explains on Monday how the black water retention pond on the airfield, better known as Poo Pond, will be drained and capped in the near future. When KAF’s Deep South Waste Water Treatment Plant begins operating at 100 percent capacity within the next year, Poo Pond will become obsolete and its unpleasant odor just a foul memory. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka)

vehicle maintenance training

U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob Frey watches as a group of Afghan military members take apart a humvee transmission, July 18, 2012 at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. Frey is a vehicle maintainer assigned to 209th Headquarters Support Company, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)

fire training

Members of the Afghan air force fire department line up for a debrief after running fire drills July 18, 2012 at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)

Mi-17 Maintenance

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Ashcomb and his Afghan AF counterpart perform a phase inspection on the tail boom of a Mi-17 helicopter July 17, 2012 at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. Ashcomb is a maintainer deployed to the 442ndnd Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron and assigned to 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)

Mi-17 Maintenance

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Curths performs maintenance on an Mi-17 helicopter that has gone into phase maintenance, July 17, 2012, at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. Curths is a maintainer deployed to the 442ndnd Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron and assigned to 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)

LtGen. Goldfein visits Bagram Airfield

Lt. Gen. David Goldfein, Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, speaks to members of the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group during his visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012. Goldfein talked about the history of aviation in the U.S. and about pioneers of the aircraft maintenance career field in the Air Force. Goldfein also took time to answer questions regarding the Air Force’s future in foreign campaigns. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt Jeff Nevison)

Respect the Hog

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the ramp at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 21, 2012. Affectionately called the ‘Warthog’, the A-10 is a specialized ground attack aircraft which provides close-air support to ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)