Airmen Volunteer To Keep Airmen in the Fight

Senior Airman Jonathan Bose, Senior Airman Nathaniel Hildreth, Staff Sgt. William Powell, Staff Sgt. Brandon Elkins, all from the 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, toss completed Individual First Aid Kits they have assembled into a bin, Apr. 9, 2009, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The volunteers put in the required items, checking for anything out of date to ensure the kits being distributed to personnel down range are effective. Airman Hildreth hails from Cincinnati, Ohio and is deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Sergeant Powell hails from Ridgeland, Miss. and is deployed from McCord Air Force Base, Wash. Sergeant Elkins hails from Norwalk, Wis. and is deployed from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Airman Bose hails from Terre Haute, Ind. and is deployed from the 181st Intelligence Air National Guard Wing, Hulman Field, Ind. All are deployed in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran/released)