If you can't stand the heat ...
Airman 1st Class Alec Ribbink (left), 379th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, shows Col. Giovanni Tuck (second from left), 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, how to don a protective mask before putting on aluminized proximity gear Nov. 2, 2011, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The commander makes frequent visits, called “Day in the Shoes,” to units around the base to get a firsthand look at Airmen and their missions. Ribbink, a native of Daytona Beach, Fla., is deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Paul Labbe)