Weapon Handlers
Airman 1st Class Jonathan Kelley, a supply journeyman for the 379th Logistic Readiness Squadron, shows Senior Airman Brett Virdell, 379th Expeditionary Logistic Readiness Squadron, how to properly clear a 9mm pistol here, May 14, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Airman Kelley and fellow armory personnel handle and safeguard up to 20,000 weapons belonging to transient personnel during rotational surges. Airman Kelley is native to Crenshaw, Calif. and is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. while Airman Virdell hails from Tulsa, Okla. and is deployed from Buckely Air Force Base, Colo., both in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)