Protection from the storm
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Richard Casarez, 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, tugs an F-16 Fighting Falcon into a hardened aircraft shelter during a major dust storm here, May 9. Protecting flightline assets from damage or destruction during dust storms is important to maintaining the air mission. Airman Casarez is deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)