Operations Iraqi freedom, Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
Tech. Sgt. Gina Laux, independent duty medical technician assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, loads a stretcher into the back of an ambulance Sept. 12, 2008, at an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Laux strives to keep deployed members healthy so they can continue the fight. Sergeant Laux, a native of Tampa, Fla., is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady/Released)