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Countering the threat of IEDs

MAIN OPERATING BASE LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Seth Reinhart, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician from the 466th EOD Flight, Operating Location-Delta, trains for a mission using a computer that controls a robot which can be used by an EOD team to get close to suspected Improvised Explosive Devices while they stay protected in an armored vehicle. The mission of the Airmen of OL-D is primarily focused on countering the IED threat, destroying enemy caches and munitions stockpiles, and responding to threats of indirect fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Placie)
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Countering the threat of IEDs

MAIN OPERATING BASE LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan -- An Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician from the 466th EOD Flight, Operating Location-Delta, trains for a mission using a specialized metal detector that can find material underground that may be used in an Improvised Explosive Device. The mission of the Airmen of OL-D is primarily focused on countering the IED threat, destroying enemy caches and munitions stockpiles, and responding to threats of indirect fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Placie)
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Expeditionary Units Inactivation Ceremony

Lt. Gen. David Goldfien (left), commander U.S. Air Forces Central Command, and Maj. Gen. Russ Handy, commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq, inactivate the 9th AETF-I at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 18, 2011. The ceremony took place hours after the last remaining U.S.military forces drove across the Iraqi border per the Iraq and U.S. 2008 Security Agreement that required all U.S. service members to be out of the country by Dec. 31 . Since 2003, more than 1 million Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines have served in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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Expeditionary Units Inactivation Ceremony

Hundreds of Airmen watch the proceedings of the inactivation ceremony of 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing, 467th Air Expeditionary Group, and the 368th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 18, 2011. The ceremony took place hours after the last remaining U.S.military forces drove across the Iraqi border per the Iraq and U.S. 2008 Security Agreement that required all U.S. service members to be out of the country by Dec. 31 . Since 2003, more than 1 million Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines have served in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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Expeditionary Units Inactivation Ceremony

Maj. Gen. Russ Handy, commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq, talks to Airmen during the inactivation ceremony of 9th AETF-I, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing, 467th Air Expeditionary Group, and the 368th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group,at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 18, 2011. The ceremony took place hours after the last remaining U.S.military forces drove across the Iraqi border per the Iraq and U.S. 2008 Security Agreement that required all U.S. service members to be out of the country by Dec. 31 . Since 2003, more than 1 million Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines have served in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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Expeditionary Units Inactivation Ceremony

Four Iraqi based Air Force unit flags, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing, 467th Air Expeditionary Group, and the 368th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group, are seated on a stand during a inactivation ceremony at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 18, 2011. The ceremony took place hours after the last remaining U.S.military forces drove across the Iraqi border per the Iraq and U.S. 2008 Security Agreement that required all U.S. service members to be out of the country by Dec. 31 . Since 2003, more than 1 million Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines have served in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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Expeditionary Units Inactivation Ceremony

Lt. Gen. David Goldfein (left), commander U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Maj. Gen. Russ Handy, commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq, Maj. Gen. Anthony Rock, commander 321st Air Expeditionary Wing, Col. Claude Tudor, commander, 368th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group, and Col. Ralph Romine, commander, 467th Air Expeditionary Group, stand at attention during the posting of the colors during the in activation ceremony of the 9th AETF-I, 321st AEW, 467th AEG, and the 368th AESG at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 18, 2011. The ceremony took place hours after the last remaining U.S.military forces drove across the Iraqi border per the Iraq and U.S. 2008 Security Agreement that required all U.S. service members to be out of the country by Dec. 31 . Since 2003, more than 1 million Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines have served in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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Expeditionary Units Inactivation Ceremony

Maj. Gen. Russ Handy, commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq, applauds his team of commanders during the inactivation ceremony of the 9th AETF-I, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing, the 467th Air Expeditionary Group, and the 368th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 18, 2011. The ceremony took place hours after the last remaining U.S.military forces drove across the Iraqi border per the Iraq and U.S. 2008 Security Agreement that required all U.S. service members to be out of the country by Dec. 31 . Since 2003, more than 1 million Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines have served in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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Expeditionary Units Inactivation Ceremony

The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing honor guard post the colors during the inactivation ceremony of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing, 467th Air Expeditionary Group, and the 368th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 18, 2011. The ceremony took place hours after the last remaining U.S.military forces drove across the Iraqi border per the Iraq and U.S. 2008 Security Agreement that required all U.S. service members to be out of the country by Dec. 31 . Since 2003, more than 1 million Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines have served in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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An Airman's Best Wingman

Senior Airman Stephen Hanks, 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and Geri, 447th ESFS patrol and explosive detector dog, look through a window while securing an abandoned building on a routine patrol on Sather Air Base in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2011. For the last six months Geri and Hanks, have been supporting Operation New Dawn by providing explosive and psychological deterrence. Hanks and Geri are deployed from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Hanks is from Amherst, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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An Airman's Best Wingman

Senior Airman Stephen Hanks, 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and Geri, 447th ESFS patrol and explosive detector dog, secure an abandoned building on a routine patrol by checking the location for explosives or squatters on Sather Air Base in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2011. For the last six months Geri and Hanks, have been supporting Operation New Dawn by providing explosive and psychological deterrence. Hanks and Geri are deployed from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Hanks is from Amherst, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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An Airman's Best Wingman

Senior Airman Stephen Hanks, 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and Geri, 447th ESFS patrol and explosive detector dog, secure an abandoned building on a routine patrol by checking the location for explosives or squatters on Sather Air Base in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2011. For the last six months Geri and Hanks, have been supporting Operation New Dawn by providing explosive and psychological deterrence. Hanks and Geri are deployed from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Hanks is from Amherst, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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An Airman's Best Wingman

Senior Airman Stephen Hanks, 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, pets Geri, 447th ESFS patrol and explosive detector dog, while patrolling the perimeter of Sather Air Base in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2011. Hanks' hand bears scratches from playing with Geri. For the last six months Geri and Hanks, have been supporting Operation New Dawn by providing explosive and psychological deterrence. Hanks and Geri are deployed from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Hanks is from Amherst, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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An Airman's Best Wingman

Senior Airman Stephen Hanks, a military working dog handler assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, and Geri, a patrol and explosive detector dog with the 447th ESFS, patrol the perimeter of Sather Air Base in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2011. For the last six months Geri and Hanks, have been supporting Operation New Dawn by providing explosive and psychological deterrence. Hanks and Geri are deployed from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Hanks is from Amherst, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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An Airman's Best Wingman

Geri, a patrol and explosive detector dog assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, lays on Senior Airman Stephen Hanks' bed while Hanks updates Geri's records in his compartmentalized housing unit in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2011. Hanks is a 447th ESFS military working dog handler. For the last six months Geri and Hanks, have been supporting Operation New Dawn by providing explosive and psychological deterrence. Hanks and Geri are deployed from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Hanks is from Amherst, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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An Airman's Best Wingman

Geri, a patrol and explosive detector dog assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron,cuddles with his handler Senior Airman Stephen Hanks, 447th ESFS military working dog handler, after a long day of patrolling the Sather Air Base perimeter in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2011. For the last six months Geri and Hanks, have been supporting Operation New Dawn by providing explosive and psychological deterrence. Hanks and Geri are deployed from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Hanks is from Amherst, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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An Airman's Best Wingman

Geri, a patrol and explosive detector dog assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, jumps more than 7 feet onto a Hesco barrier to catch a simulated attacker while training on an obstacle course in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2011. For the last six months Geri has been supporting Operation New Dawn by providing explosive and psychological deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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An Airman's Best Wingman

Rambo, a patrol and explosive detector dog assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, attacks Senior Airman Stephen Hanks, a 447th ESFS military working dog handler, while training on an obstacle course in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2011. For the last six months Rambo and Hanks, have been supporting Operation New Dawn by providing explosive and psychological deterrence. Hanks is deployed from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla and is from Amherst, Mass. Rambo is deployed from Kirtland AFB, N.M.(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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A stroll through the COP

U.S. Army Sgt. Barry Dilley, supply NCO of the Oklahoma Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry, walks down a path at Combat Out Post Herrera Nov. 28, 2011. The COP, which sits 8,700 feet above sea level and is surrounded by mountains and local villagers, received a Joint Precision Airdrop System resupply Nov. 27, 2011, consisting of 18,000 lbs of fuel. COP Herrera's local terrain, coupled with the high Taliban presence, makes it difficult for ground resupply missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri)
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Through friendship, Airmen advise Iraqi Army

Airmen assigned to the 467th Expeditionary Intelligence Squadron as advisors to their Iraqi counterparts walk into the Basra Operation Center in Southern Iraq on Oct. 15, 2011. While working together, Airmen provided guidance and training while also building friendship and trust with their Iraqi counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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