An Airman's Best Wingman

Senior Airman Stephen Hanks, a military working dog handler assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, and Geri, a patrol and explosive detector dog with the 447th ESFS, patrol the perimeter of Sather Air Base in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2011. For the last six months Geri and Hanks, have been supporting Operation New Dawn by providing explosive and psychological deterrence. Hanks and Geri are deployed from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Hanks is from Amherst, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

An Airman's Best Wingman

Geri, a patrol and explosive detector dog assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, lays on Senior Airman Stephen Hanks' bed while Hanks updates Geri's records in his compartmentalized housing unit in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2011. Hanks is a 447th ESFS military working dog handler. For the last six months Geri and Hanks, have been supporting Operation New Dawn by providing explosive and psychological deterrence. Hanks and Geri are deployed from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Hanks is from Amherst, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

An Airman's Best Wingman

Rambo, a patrol and explosive detector dog assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, attacks Senior Airman Stephen Hanks, a 447th ESFS military working dog handler, while training on an obstacle course in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2011. For the last six months Rambo and Hanks, have been supporting Operation New Dawn by providing explosive and psychological deterrence. Hanks is deployed from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla and is from Amherst, Mass. Rambo is deployed from Kirtland AFB, N.M.(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

A stroll through the COP

U.S. Army Sgt. Barry Dilley, supply NCO of the Oklahoma Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry, walks down a path at Combat Out Post Herrera Nov. 28, 2011. The COP, which sits 8,700 feet above sea level and is surrounded by mountains and local villagers, received a Joint Precision Airdrop System resupply Nov. 27, 2011, consisting of 18,000 lbs of fuel. COP Herrera's local terrain, coupled with the high Taliban presence, makes it difficult for ground resupply missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri)

Through friendship, Airmen advise Iraqi Army

Tech. Sgt. Stacie Coleman, 467th Expeditionary Intelligence Squadron medical and public affairs advisor, meets with Iraqi Army Col. Sadiq, a media officer at the Basra Operations Center in Southern Iraq, while John Abimerhi, a U.S.-contracted linguist, translates the discussion Oct. 15, 2011. While working together, Airmen provided guidance and training while also building friendship and trust with their Iraqi counterparts. Coleman is deployed from Joint Base Andrews, Md., and is from Jamaica Queens, N.Y. Abimerhi is from Mendon, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Through friendship, Airmen advise Iraqi Army

Tech. Sgt. Stacie Coleman, 467th Expeditionary Intelligence Squadron medical and public affairs advisor, meets with Iraqi Army Col. Sadiq, a media officer at the Basra Operations Center in Southern Iraq, while John Abimerhi, a U.S.-contracted linguist, translates the discussion Oct. 15, 2011. While working together, Airmen provided guidance and training while also building friendship and trust with their Iraqi counterparts. Coleman is deployed from Joint Base Andrews, Md., and is from Jamaica Queens, N.Y. Abimerhi is from Mendon, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)