Capt. Stuart Letcher, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conducts preflight checks aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker bound for a refueling mission in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, April 17.
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Daniel Oldham does pre-flight checks on the flight deck of a C-130 Hercules before take-off from a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, April 20. Oldham is a pilot with the 386th Expedit More
Army 1st Lt. Talena Melton, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team supply officer, listens in on the convoy and mission brief prior to heading out to the Urgun hospital for the first women's shura in the provin More
Capt. Craig Carlson, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Detachment 4, reviews aircraft maintenance paperwork prior to engine start up procedures on a KC-135 Stratotanker at an undisclosed location in So More
Staff Sgt. Jake Williams, 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Detachment 4, prepares to launch a KC-135 Stratotanker for a refueling mission in support of Operation New Dawn. Williams is deployed More
An aircrew from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Detachment 4 review aircraft maintenance paperwork prior to engine start up procedures on a KC-135 Stratotanker at an undisclosed location in South More
An aircrew from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Detachment 4 step to their aircraft for a mission in support of Operation New Dawn. The aircrew is deployed from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McCon More
Maj. Mark Gosling, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical crew director, conducts a pre-flight brief with C-130 Hercules aircrew from the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron prior to take More
This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Airman 1st Class Jason Wainer, a cyber transport systems technician, deployed from Robins Air Force Base, Ga. The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight More
Senior Airman Zack Kirchner (left) and Airman 1st Class Tyler Spohn, 467th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron, Contingency Operating Site Kalsu, Iraq, set up a satellite base station on top of a building to get More
Senior Airman Dustin Clarke, 22nd Expeditionary Weather Squadron, Contingency Operating Site Kalsu, Iraq, stands at the top of a weather observation point in order to check visibility and determine current weat More
Capt. Brett Pierson, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, refers to his personal computer tablet during preflight checks aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker bound for a refueling mission in Afghanistan su More
Senior Airman Andrew Lee, 9th Air And Space Expeditionary Task Force Photojournalist and Army Sgt. Matthew Friberg, 55th Signal Company Combat Cameraman, instruct members from the Iraqi air force public affairs More
First Lt. Jonathan Bourke, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, connects ducting to a portable air conditioning unit on the flight line at an undisclosed location supporting Operation Enduring Free More
Maj. Jeremy Larson, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conducts pre-flight checks aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker bound for an air refueling mission over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring More
An E-3 Sentry, also known as airborne warning and control system or AWACS, from the 963rd Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron maneuvers into position to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340 More
Staff Sgt. Paul Mason, 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment 1 Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility, biomedical equipment technician, waits to transport wounded Marines from the cam More
Staff Sgt. Paul Mason, 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment 1 Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility Biomedical Equipment technician waits to transport wounded Marines from the camp More
Members from the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment 1 Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility load a wounded Marine onto an ambulance bus at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. The CASF team More
Master Sgt. Jason Reininger, 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment 1 Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility, aerospace medical technician, builds a child-size coffin that will be turn More
Capt. Margaret Linthicum, 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment 1 Contingency Aeromedical staging facility nurse, prepares a dose of medicine for a wounded Marine prior to transporting More
Tech. Sgt. Chad Beach, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron joint inspector, inspects and makes final adjustments to pallets of water being air dropped from a C-17 Globemaster III supporting Operation Enduring More
Airman 1st Class Dennis Nellessen, 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment 1 Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility, aerospace medical technician, fills out a luggage ID tag prior to se More
Army Capt. James Burroughs, 358th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services veterinarian, examines a Marine Corps military working dog at the Camp Leatherneck veterinary clinic, Afghanistan, during a routine physi More
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Sevilla, 76th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, cleans the windows of an HC-130P Hercules assigned to the 76th Rescue Squadron during a complete aircraft main More
Master Sgt. Shaun Cunningham, 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron flight engineer, performs pre-flight checks aboard a KC-10 Extender before take off on an air refueling mission in support of Operation E More
Staff Sgt. Brendan Patterson, 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, scans and searches a wounded Afghan national Security Force member for any contraband prior to escorting him onto an HC-130P Hercu More
Staff Sgt. Josh Buckholtz, 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, makes adjustments to an anti-gravity suit used by aircrew personnel flying in fighter aircraft at a location i More
An aircraft maintainer from the 76th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, inspects the landing gear of an HC-130P Hercules assigned to the 76th Rescue Squadron. Aircraft assigned More
A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, hovers above another KC-10 during an air refueling mission over international waters, June 3.
A Royal Air Force Critical Care Air Support Team flight surgeon tends to a wounded Afghan National Security Force member on a U.S. Air Force HC-130P Hercules as the patient is transported to a medical treatment More
Capt. Scott Snider, 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, puts on his anti-G suit in preparation for an exercise sortie in Southwest Asia, June 5, 2011.
Senior Airman David Holley, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, begins procedures to replace an auxiliary power unit for an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control More
An F-15 Eagle from the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron flies out to meet its opponents during a training exercise in Southwest Asia, June 8, 2011.
An E-3 Sentry, also known as airborne warning and control system or AWACS, from the 960th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron maneuvers into position to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340 More
A RC-135 Rivet Joint, assigned to the 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, maneuvers into position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, to be refuele More
Staff Sgt. Steven Carrero, 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron fly away security team member, and Senior Airman Nicholas Gonzalez, 455 ESFS fly away security team member, prepare to disembark the loadi More
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Zincone, U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs superintendent, comes up for a breath during a swim at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, July 19, 2011. Zin More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Carlos Meza, 298th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion medical services technician, plays volleyball during off duty hours at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2011. Sgt. Meza is a More
Firefighters with a quick strike team share in laughs as they watch a TV show in the Kandahar, Afghanistan passenger terminal, Aug. 11. The firefighters are part of a team, deployed to set up crass, fire and re More
Lt. Gen. David Goldfein (commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command) meets with service members at the Babylon Conference Center, Forward Operating Base Union III, Baghdad, Iraq.
Airmen from the Air Forces Central Command Band, Top Cover, perform for service members at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Oct. 6. Top Cover travels to different deployed locations in the region to e More
Staff Sgt. Tara Crook, Joint Medical Operations Center preventive medicine mentor, advises Dr. Mohammad Mustafa while he's testing the drinking water for Afghan National Army basic training facilities. Dr. Must More
Left, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew Adams, 1st platoon leader of Bravo Troop, 238th Cavalry, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Dickey, Joint Terminal Attack Controller, sca More
An Afghanistan National Army soldier looks to Lt. Col. Jade Barrow for assurance before a non-invasive procedure, Oct. 10, 2011. Barrow is the special operations surgical team lead and the team’s certified regi More
Staff Sgt. Chananyah Stuart takes measurements to begin installing a new dining facility and multiple latrines at the Afghan National Police Headquarters in Herat City, Oct. 15, 2011. Stuart, an RSC-West civil More
The airmen assigned to the combat stress clinic on Camp Stone, Afghanistan, support service members from all branches throughout the Regional Support Command-West region. Their goal is to keep boots on ground.
Airman 1st Class Alexander Cairy is currently deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan and is a member of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. Back home, he’s a member of the Illinois Air Nation More
Airman 1st Class Maria Lopez is currently deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, and is a member of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. Back in the states, she’s stationed at Elmendorf AFB, Al More
Airman 1st Class Christopher Brennan is currently deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan and is a member of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. While deployed to Bagram, he serves in the watch More
Staff Sgt. Daniel Bonezzi is currently deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, and is a member of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. While deployed to Bagram, he serves in the watch towers tha More
Tech. Sgt. Ben Green is currently deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan and is a member of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. While deployed to Bagram, Green serves as the NCO in charge of More
Senior Airman William Wheatley is currently deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan and is a member of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. While deployed to Bagram, he serves as over watch in th More
Airman 1st Class Sheldon Williams is currently deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, and is a member of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. While deployed to Bagram, he serves in the watch to More
Tech. Sgt. Jerry Lashway is currently deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, and is a member of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. Back in the states, he’s a member of the Connecticut Air N More
Staff Sgt. Jojo Roberts is currently deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan and is a member of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. While deployed to Bagram, Roberts serves is posted at Bagram More
Senior Airman Daniel Fournier is currently deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, and is a member of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. While deployed to Bagram, he serves as over watch in th More
Senior Airman Franklin Holtman is currently deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, and is a member of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. While deployed, Holtman provides over watch for Bagram More
Tech. Sgt. Lela Gerrins is currently deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, and is a member of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. Currently on her third deployment, Gerrins’ duty while deploy More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David L. Goldfein, commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, serves food to deployed service members in the A'la-Too dining facility Dec 21, 2011, at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgy More
On Jan. 18, 2012, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Robert Sealey, U.S. Air Forces Central Command command chief, visited several units from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, at an undisclosed location in Southw More
Chief Master Sgt. Robert Sealey, Air Force Central Command chief master sergeant, speaks with airmen deployed to Regional Support Command-South, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Jan. 22. Sealey met with 12 of the joint e More
Staff Sgt. Melissa McCammon, an airman with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, recently deployed from the 20th SFS, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
Senior Airman Dana Barnes, an airman with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, recently deployed from the 4th SFS, Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Alexander Alston, an advance designated marksman with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, recently deployed from the 28th Security Forces Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.
Staff Sgt. Xavier Drake, a .50-caliber machine gun gunner and driver with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, recently deployed from the 97th SFS, Altus Air Force Base, Okla.
Staff Sgt. Cecy Hunter, truck commander with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, recently deployed from the 20th SFS, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
Airman 1st Class Tabetha Clark, a .50-caliber machine gun gunner and driver with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, recently deployed from the 4th SFS, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Clay Wonders, a boom operator with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, performs pre-flight checks at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 26, 2012. The 908th More
U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry flight engineer, Staff Sgt. Timothy Van Der Noord of Phoenix, conducts systems checks on his aircraft during a combat support operation over Afghanistan, March 1, 2012. Van Der Noord i More
A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over Afghanistan, March 3, 2012. The 908th EARS provides critical aerial refueling to aircraft More
From right, Senior Master Sgt. Jim Essary, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force - Afghanistan, explains the living arrangements for his unit to Chief Master Sgt. Robert Sealey, U.S. Air Forces Central com More
Staff Sgt. Kenneth Guinn (left) and Senior Airman Lee Mclean, 966th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight Operating Location-Bravo partnership team, prepare an inert improvised explosive device for practice operat More
Tech. Sgt. Diana Guinn and Staff Sgt. Jose Hernandez of the 966th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight Operating Location-Bravo, walk to pick up unexploded ordinance that was reported by an Afghan national, March More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Semrow of the Nagarhar Agri-business Development Team, performs pre-mission checks, March 17, 2012. The mission of the ADT is to support initiatives that will ensure the sustainabil More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Frederick Sobotka with the Nagarhar Agribusiness Development Team, adjusts his body armor before a mission outside the wire, March 18, 2012. The mission of the agribusiness developmen More
Tech. Sgt. Daniel K. Robinson and Staff Sgt. David Fleming, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians with the 966th Air Expeditionary Squadron and Combined Joint Task Force Paladin, kneel next to an unexploded o More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Brian D. Wade, explosive ordnance disposal technician team leader with the 966th Air Expeditionary Squadron and Combined Joint Task Force Paladin, writes down information after More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David A. Fleming, explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 966th Air Expeditionary Squadron and Combined Joint Task Force Paladin, gets his team's truck ready before haeding to More
Two U.S. Air Force crew chiefs with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron standby while an F-16C prepares to taxi, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 2, 2012. The mission of the 451st EAMXS i More
An F-16C Fighting Falcon sits on a ramp at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan April 2, 2012. With the arrival of the Iowa Air National Guard, the 451st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron has F-16Cs for the first time i More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Douglas, a native of Des Moines, Iowa and mechanic for the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, works on an F-16C Fighting Falcon, April 2, 2012, at Kandahar Airfield Af More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Chad Lewis, an F-16C pilot with the 451st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, performs pre-flight checks on his aircraft, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 3, 2012. The mission of the 451st More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Robert Fekete, senior logistics advisor with an Afghanistan National Civil Order Police Combat Advisor Team, travels to a patrol base during a routine mission to advise and assist members o More
Members of the 651st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron prepare their equipment for a mission, April 9, 2012. The 651st EAES works hand-in-hand with the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron to provide More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Hanna, a flight engineer with the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, performs pre-flight checks on his HC-130P, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 12, 2012. The mission of the 71st More
From left, Airmen 1st Class Dave Wilson, Ryan Persaud and Lee Heerspink, members of the U.S. Air Forces Central band Nightwing, wait to inprocess May 1, 2012 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. This was the firs More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Johnston, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7, Gulf Port, Miss., cuts a piece of lumber with a radial arm saw outside of the Exercise Eager Lion 12 joint operations center on t More
Lt. Col. Douglas Arendsee, Combined Joint Task Force Spartan Religious Support Team chaplain, speaks with attendees at a Table Top Exercise at Prince Hassan Academy for Islamic Studies May 9, 2012. The conferen More
Lt. Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, a staff chaplain for U.S. Central Command, reads the Quran after a religious leaders' conference, May 9, in Zarqa, Jordan during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion 12 is a recurri More
Coalition partners from Combined Joint Task Force Spartan participating in Exercise Eager Lion brief colleagues at the King Hussein Medical Center in Amman, Jordan, May 10. Lectures were spread out over a two-d More
A Jordanian soldier parachutes safely into the drop zone after completing his static line jump at the Exercise Eager Lion 2012 friendship jump to help kick start the multilateral exercise. The focus of Eager Li More
U.S. Army Spc. Jason Snyder with Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa pulls security after exiting his mine resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicle, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2012. The Kapis More
A Jordanian journalist asks a question to Major Gen. Awni El-Edwan (right), Jordanian Armed Forces operations and training chief of staff, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo (left), Combined Joint Task Force Spar More
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Richard Love (far left), Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa engineer, walks out of a room he inspected in a school in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2012. The Kapisa PRT is a U.S. More
A Jordanian H-60 Black Hawk flies overhead with Combined Joint Task Force Spartan participants ready to fast rope onto a building in a mock village at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center during More
Displaced personnel begin a protest at the mock dislocated civilians camp May 18. The camp is run by Jordanian armed forces with Lebanese armed forces providing security and U.S. military providing guidance as More
Capt. Rob Clontz, Operational Support Medical Flight, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, speaks in front of Jordanian medical staff at the National Emergency Medical Service E More
U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Burgh with the Office of Security Cooperation - Iraq meets with Iraqi air force Gen. Mohammed Abad All Karim to discuss the way ahead of the Iraqi Air Force, June 3, 2012, in Baghdad, More