Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
Sgt. Joshua Shirley, ordinance technician assigned to Marine Transportation Squadron 1, loads flare into a compartment of a UC-35 Oct. 3, 2008, at an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia. The UC-35 provides senior warfighting commanders and their staffs executive transportation to meet and concord with other governments in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Sergeant Shirley, a native of Columbia, S.C., is deployed from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady/Released)