Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
Staff Sgt. Alfreda Rubio, noncommissioned officer in charge of commander support staff, assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, verifies names and ranks on Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal certificates and marks them off a roster Sept. 22, 2008, at an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia. The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is awarded to all personnel deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Sergeant Rubio, a native of Tempe, Ariz., is deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady/Released)