10/15/2008 -- SATHER AIR BASE, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Scott Kaufman (left) teaches Col. David Pavey how to properly don firefighting equipment during a live burn exercise at Sather Air Base. Colonel Pavey is the commander of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group, and is deployed from his position as the commander of the 446th Operations Group, McChord Air Force Base Wash. Sergeant Kaufman is a North Dakota Air National Guard firefighter deployed to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron from the 119th Wing in Fargo where he is a full-time state firefighter. The 447th AEG is made up of active duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard Airmen who are responsible for airfield operations on the west side of Baghdad International Airport, one of the busiest aerial hubs in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Brian Davidson)