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386th EMEDS takes care of the mission with medical care

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Nina Valdez, 386th Expeditionary Medical Support laboratory technician, runs a lab test on blood samples at an airbase in Southwest Asia Oct. 27, 2009. Airman Valdez is deployed from the 81st Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and hails from Denver. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tony Tolley)
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Stratotanker engine check

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan -- Staff Sgt. Ray Thomas, 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, props open a KC-135 Stratotanker engine cover during a an inspection at the Transit Center, Oct. 23, 2009. Sergeant Thomas directly impacts Operation ENDURING FREEDOM by properly maintaining aircraft so that they may continue air refueling missions over Afghanistan. He is deployed from the 92nd AMXS at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Sergeant Thomas is originally from Irving, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steele C. G. Britton)
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Night Sentry

SOUTHWEST ASIA - An E-3 Sentry awaits the next mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 21, 2009. The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system with an integrated command and control battle management, surveillance, target detection, and tracking platform. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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B-1 Blasts Off

SOUTHWEST ASIA - A B1-B Lancer takes off from Southwest Asia, Oct. 21, 2009, on a combat mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The B-1B is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)
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Airmen re-supply ammunition

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Terry Ellison (right), a loadmaster from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, gives directions to Tech. Sgt. Mark Foreman (driver), Oct. 23, 2009. Sergeant Ellison is deployed from the Texas Air National Guard's 136th Airlift Wing and hails from Fort Worth, Texas. Sergeant Foreman, an air transportation specialist from the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron, is deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas and hails from San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)
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Servicemembers hammer out, nail down Iraqi construction

BAGHDAD -- Air Force Master Sgt. Tommy Robinson (left) and Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jack Frierson (center), joint area support group department of public works Team 2 noncommissioned officers, inspect an electrical panel installed by Iraqi contractors during a renovation project in the International Zone Oct. 18, 2009. The NCOs are responsible for ensuring Iraqi contractors awarded construction projects follow contract agreements, safety rules and national electric codes. Sergeant Robinson is deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and hails from Graceville, Fla. Petty Officer Frierson is deployed from Norfolk Naval Air Station, Va., and hails from Kingtree, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny L. Saldivar)
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386th EMXS Combat Metals Shop

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Steven Edwards, 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron metals technician, operates a lathe at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Oct. 20, 2009. Airman Edwards is deployed from the 509th Maintenance Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., and hails from Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tony Tolley)
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Major breaks 1,000 combat hours milestone

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Major Samuel Tucker, a Weapon Systems Officer assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, breaks the 1,000 combat hour milestone as he lands in an F-15E Strike Eagle, tail number 484. Surpassing more than 1,000 combat hours is a rare accomplishment in the F-15E community. Major Tucker is deployed from the 334th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. John Jung)
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Reunited

Maj. Michael Davis, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron operations officer, marshals an F-16 departing for a mission, Oct. 17, 2009. Major Davis worked on this particular aircraft as an Airman when he was an F-16 avionics system technician at Hill Air Force Base, Utah in 1989. This event serves as a representation of Major Davis's career progression from airman to major. Major Davis is deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La. in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason W. Edwards)
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Reunited

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Maj. Michael Davis, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron operations officer, prepares to marshal an F-16 departing for a mission, Oct. 17, 2009. Major Davis worked on this particular aircraft as an Airman when he was an F-16 avionics system technician at Hill Air Force Base, Utah in 1989. This event serves as a representation of Major Davis's career progression from airman to major. Major Davis is deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La. in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason W. Edwards)
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Medical Evacuation

Master Sgt. Timothy Starkey, a medical technician assigned to the 451st Aeromedical Squadron, based at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, works aboard an HC-130 Hercules during a mission Oct. 6, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)
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Sunny Days, Measuring Haze

SOUTHWEST ASIA -Staff Sgt. Joshua Mace, 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, checks the status of the battery on a tactical meteorological observation system Oct. 13, 2009. Sergeant Mace is deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., and hails from Eugene, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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Airmen train, advise, assist Iraqi helicopter pilots

CAMP TAJI, Iraq -- Air Force Maj. Christopher Elam (left), 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron Mi-17 pilot, observes Iraqi air force pilots performing preflight procedures prior to a helicopter mission using night vision goggles Oct. 7, 2009. The major teaches them how to operate, preflight and maintain NVGs. U.S. Air Force instructor pilots assigned to the 721st AEAS train, advise and assist Iraqi helicopter pilots around the clock, helping them develop their own air force. Major Elam is deployed from Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and hails from Evanston, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny L. Saldivar)
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Remembering our brothers and sisters

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan -- Flowers are placed by U.S. and Spanish Air Forces at a memorial at the Transit Center, Oct. 13, 2009. Airmen came together to remember those who lost their lives in battle in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steele C. G. Britton)
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Training Sortie

U.S. Air Force Capt. R. Tyler Rennell, a pilot mentor from the 438th Air Expeditionary Training Group, advises a pilot from the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps during a training sortie in an Mi-17 Hip helicopter over southern Afghanistan Oct. 1, 2009. (US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)
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Host nation members receive security forces training from 386th ESFS

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. Terry Meadows, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron host nation training non-commissioned officer in charge, shows a host nation security forces member how to take control of a member in handcuffs during Level-1 training at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Oct. 11, 2009. Level-1 training is designed to strengthen the ground combat capability of host nation military forces. Sergeant Meadows is deployed from the 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., and hails from Albuquerque, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tony Tolley)
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Future Iraqi pilots learn to speak English

CAMP TAJI, Iraq -- Emad, an Iraqi instructor with the 821st Expeditionary Training Squadron, teaches English to Iraqi air force officers here Oct. 3, 2009. Learning English is one of the Iraqi air force's core values, and students must successfully complete the course before moving on to pilot training. U.S. Air Force instructors assigned to the 821st ETS facilitate the courses and serve as advisors to their Iraqi counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny L. Saldivar)
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Keeping a List and Checking it Twice

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Right, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lacy Champion, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron air terminal operations center controller, checks the cargo and passenger manifest with Staff Sgt. Robert Farland, 30th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, Oct. 6, 2009, in Southwest Asia. Airman Champion helps ensure all local cargo aircraft have their cargo and passenger unloaded and loaded correctly, timely and safely. Airman Champion is deployed from Dover Air Force Base, Del., and Sergeant Farland is deployed from Cheyenne, Wyo., both are in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney/RELEASED)
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First M-ATV's Arrive in Afghanistan

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - A C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster spots the driver of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle as he drives it off the aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2009. The M-ATVs are the first of their kind in Afghanistan and support small unit combat operations in highly restricted rural, mountainous and urban environments that include mounted patrols, reconnaissance, security, convoy protection, communications, command and control, and combat service support. Transporting M-ATVs aircraft can be accomplished in a day, where sealift would require approximately 26 days. An order for more than 6,600 of the M-ATVs are expected to be fielded during the next year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Susan Tracy)
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National Fallen Firefighter ceremony

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Members of the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Protection Flight render a salute as Tech. Sgt. Jesse Painter, 386th ECES firefigher, plays Amazing Grace on the bag pipes in honor of National Fallen Firefighters Day Oct. 4, 2009. Sergeant Painter is deployed from the 11th Fighter Wing, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania and is a firefighter with the Philadelphia Fire Department. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shaun Emery)
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