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Balad Airmen assist Marine brothers in arms

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Michael Smith connects a grounding wire to the left wing of an AV-8B Harrier here as part of a refueling operation Sept. 9. The Harrier landed at Joint Base Balad due to inclement weather conditions over al-Asad Air Base in Anbar Province. Smith, a tactical aircraft mainenance craftsman with the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron here, is deployed from the Air National Guard's 110th Fighter Wing at Battle Creek, Mich. The Harriers are deployed from Marine Attack Squadron 311 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

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