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Weapons crew rendezvous

Senior Airman Tristan Franklin and Airman 1st Class Cameron Padgett, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons loaders, use an ammunition loading adaptor to feed 30-millimeter rounds into an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft ammo drum prior at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 11. The Airmen are deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The Thunderbolt II can employ a wide variety of conventional munitions, including general purpose bombs, cluster bomb units, laser guided bombs, joint direct attack munitions or JDAM, wind corrected munitions dispenser or WCMD, AGM-65 Maverick and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, rockets, illumination flares and the GAU-8/A 30mm cannon, capable of firing 3,900 rounds per minute. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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B-1B Lancer: More than meets the eye

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron prepares for takeoff, June 11, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)
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Firemen carry

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Allen Hayes (left), and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Troy Romans, both 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, carry out Staff Sgt. Matthew McNutt, a simulated victim, during a training exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia June 10, 2013. After McNutt was removed from the scene he was treated for any possible injuries. Hayes is native to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and is deployed from Kadena Air Base, Japan. Romans calls Port St. Lucie, Fla. home, and is deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)
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Into the looking glass

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Braden Hoglan; 380th Expeditionary Communication Squadron small computer repair technician; removes the mother board from a computer unit at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia June 11; 2013. The small computers shop repairs all computer assets on the installation. Hoglan is native to Amesbury; Mass.; and is deployed from Ramstein Air Base; Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)
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Prime BEEF

Master Sgt. Arturo Quinones, 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron, noncommissioned officer in charge of special capabilities, marks off a day's worth of runway requiring rubber removal at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2013. Runway maintenance is a composite team built from many civil engineering backgrounds. Quinones, hailing from San Antonio, is an electrician by trade. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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376 EAMXS keep air refuelers flying

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kayla Reeh, 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instrument and flight contol specialist, climbs into a KC-135 Stratotanker on the flightline at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, June 7, 2013. Crew members and maintainers hang the ladder in side holes and lower a padded shelf on top of the passageway for safety. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)
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Avionics puts bombs on target, keeps Airmen safe

Staff Sgt. Jesse Thorn sets up a C-17 Globemaster III display unit for calibration, June 5, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. This process allows technicians to adjust the airframe’s heads-up display for brightness and positional alignment. Thorn is a 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron C-17 avionics technician deployed from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)
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Bagram force protection program emphasizes the importance of vigilance

Task Force Colonist volunteers look at a compound map prior to searching it for unauthorized items on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 30. The 120 volunteers contributed to decreasing the amount of contraband on the base by participating in this ongoing force protection program. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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AFENT Band

Senior Airman Carl Stanley, AFCENT Band trumpet player, mentors high school band students at the American School of Doha May 30, 2013. Stanley, along with two other brass instrumentalists, conducted a masters class with students in their final weeks of school. ASD is attended by students from more than 80 nations. (USAF Photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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proper prescription

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kristine Butler, 380th Expeditionary Medical Group pharmacy craftsman, prepares a patient’s prescription at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 14, 2013. Butler handles the pharmaceutical needs for the entire base. Butler is native to Union City, Calif., and is deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)
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Bone view

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Desirae Echeverri, 380th Medical Group diagnostic imagery technologist, goes over a patient’s X-ray at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 14, 2013. Echeverri uses X-rays to check for any abnormalities that may be present in the bones. Echeverri is a native from Belleview, Fla., and is deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)
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Ground target destruction: AAF gains new airpower capability

An Afghan Air Force Mi-35 helicopter fires 23mm rounds from newly mounted twin-barreled Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 guns for the first time May 15, 2013 south of Kabul, Afghanistan. This live fire exercise marked the first time in history that the AAF has had all three weapons systems installed on the Mi-35 helicopters. The systems include the GSh-23, the Yak-B 12.7mm machine gun and the S-5 57mm rocket pod. During the training mission the AAF pilots fired a total of 725 rounds between the two aircraft. The GSh-23 can destroy a target from the air and will provide vital air-to-ground support for the Afghan National Security Forces. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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Air Terminal Operations Center gets troops to, from fight

Air Force and Army service members secure seats on a C-17 Globemaster III as they prepare to depart Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, May 27, 2013. The troops and gear were processed onto the C-17 by the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Terminal Operations Center. ATOC moves approximately 1,200 passengers a day. (U.S. Air Force photo /Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)
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KC-135 Refuel

A Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet takes on fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 over Southern Afghanistan May 22, 2013. The Hornets, based on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier, deploy to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Prime BEEF relishes construction work

Staff Sgt. Carlos Concepcion, 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron electrical systems craftsman, breaks up earth to fill in gaps in the perimeter mold for a concrete pad on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 6, 2013. The 577th EPBS brings together civil engineering Airmen from across several specialties to perform forward deployed construction work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Dobrydney)
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Memorial Day abroad

Service members from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing pay their respects to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, May 27, 2013, during a Memorial Day reveille at an undisclosed deployed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)
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A well deserved break

A pile of gear lays on the street after U.S. Air Force Tech. Sergeant Robert Kelly and U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew McNutt, both with the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, finished the Bolder Boulder 10K run at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 23, 2013. Kelly and McNutt ruck marched the entire 10k with over 60lbs of extra weight to include their flak vests. Kelly hails from Winchester, Ind., and is deployed from Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson and McNutt is a native of St. Joseph, Mo., and is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt Joshua J. Garcia)
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No air power without ground power

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Bloomer, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment journeyman, connects jumper cables May 9, 2013, to a low pressure air compressor. In addition to delivering equipment to the aircraft maintainers as needed, AGE flightline drivers perform minor maintenance actions to keep equipment mission ready. Bloomer is a native of Maquon, Ill., and is deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Boyer)
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Transit Center honors fallen heroes

Three flight suits and aircrew oxygen masks are displayed during a memorial service May 9, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Each suit bore the name of an Airman who perished in an aircraft accident on May 3, 2013. The crew members aboard were Capt. Mark "Tyler" Voss, Capt. Victoria "Tori" Pinckney, and Tech. Sgt. Herman "Tre" Mackey III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)
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Day on the Job: Nurse, medical technician

Tech. Sgt. Courtney Leahy practices checking the vitals of mock patient, Senior Airman Jason Henderson, May 9, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing’s medical facility. Leahy and Henderson are 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron medical technicians and deployed here from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. The Air Force Medical Service celebrates Nurse and Medical Technician week May 6 - 12. This year's event is themed delivering quality and innovation in patient care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)
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