Building Cultural Bridges
Lt. Col. Ellen Moore, of the US Air Force Special Operations Command, holds a falcon during a falconry demonstration, at a cultural exchange event, Feb. 8, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The falcons are highly trained birds prized by local nationals and are able to fly and hunt by command. Colonel Moore is native to Cincinnati, Ohio and is deployed from McDill Air Force Base, Fla. in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)