Members of the 628th Civil Engineering Squadron, Fire Protection, respond to a simulated interior fire during training, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 5. The interior burn within the static training aircraft More
Maj. Mark Smith, 317th Airlift Sq. pilot, C-17 Globemaster III, briefs his aircrew on a simulated deployment mission to Gulfport, Miss., during the 437th Airlift Wing's Operational Readiness Evaluation, Oct. 25 More
Members of the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., take part in an Operational Readiness Evaluation, which was staged out of Gulfport, Miss., Oct. 25, 2011. The ORE is intended to evaluate Joint Ba More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. William Lilly, jumpmaster, 82nd Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade, instructs fellow paratroopers during a simulated relief mission, Drop Zone Sicily, Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 26, 2011. The paratro More
Members of the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., respond to training scenarios while taking part in an Operational Readiness Evaluation, which was staged out of Gulfport, Miss., Oct. 27, 2011. Th More
Members of the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., take part in an Operational Readiness Evaluation, which was staged out of Gulfport, Miss., Oct. 28, 2011. The ORE is intended to evaluate Joint Ba More
Members of the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., make their way towards their areas of responsibility during an Operational Readiness Evaluation, which was staged out of Gulfport, Miss., Oct. 28, More
U.S. Air Force members with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron conduct fast rope training at Hunter Army Airfield (AAF), Ga., Jan. 8, 2012. The training was conducted in order to prepare them for Combined Arms Live More
U.S. Air Force aircrew members perform duties aboard an AC-130 "Spooky" Gunship during Emerald Warrior, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 29, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operati More
U.S. Air Force aircrew members perform duties aboard an MC-130H Combat Talon during Emerald Warrior, Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 1, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations More
U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey aircrew members perform pre-flight duties during Emerald Warrior, Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 3, 2012.The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations compone More
U.S. Army soldiers conduct a high altitude, low opening mission during Emerald Warrior 2012, Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations compone More
U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey flight engineers conduct pre-flight procedures during Emerald Warrior, Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 5, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations c More
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Weather Teams (SOWT) participate in a training scenario on a CH-47 Chinook during Emerald Warrior, Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 7, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior i More
A U.S. Air Force AC-130U gunship aircrew members conduct a mission during Emerald Warrior, Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 8, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations component More
U.S. Air Force Security Forces member from the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron uses a water bottle to clean a windshield during a mounted and dismounted patrol outside of Kabul, Afghanistan, May 21, 20 More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Dan Minnocci from the 439th Air Expeditionary Adviser Squadron waits to discuss post-patrol procedures with an Afghan air force officer after the first Afghan-led patrol in Kabul, Afghanist More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Vanessa Vanden Bout, 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, gender integration advisor and force support squadron advisor, hands out patches to the Afghan Air Force female maintenance o More
U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Pflanz, psychiatrist and commander of the 455th Combat Stress Control Det., and USAF Capt. Ruth Segres, Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, take time to catch More
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Noel Carroll, flight nurse, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Sq., works out at a fitness center named after her brother, USAF Staff Sgt. Timothy Davis, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 3 More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Roy Johnson, Craig Joint-Theater Hospital flight commander for the emergency room department, checks in on patients that have been wounded, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 1, 2012. This More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stephanie Dusza, Craig Joint-Theater Hospital medical logistics flight commander, poses for a picture at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 1, 2012. Dusza is in charge of purchasing all More
Members of the French air force, Detachment 3/3, perform maintenance inspections and checklists on a Mirage 2000-D before a combat mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 15, 2012. The French AF has bee More
Members of the French Air Force, Detachment 3/3, perform maintenance inspections and checklists on a Mirage 2000-D before a combat mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 15, 2012. The French AF has bee More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mitchell Polu, joint terminal attack controller, is deployed from Fort Carson, Colo., and is part of the 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Sq., Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanista More
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a British Tornado GR4 over Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, July 17, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon (Viper) is refueled over Afghanistan during overseas contingency operations, August 3, 2012. The 22d Expeditionary Air Refueling Sq. (EARS) conducts missions out of Transi More
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer is refueled over Afghanistan during overseas contingency operations, Aug. 4, 2012. The 22d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) conducts missions out of Transit Center at Man More
A local Kyrgyzstan elder escorts U.S. Air Force Theater Security Cooperation members and civilian personnel to four waterpump sites that are in dire need of repair or replacement, Jany-Jher, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 5, More
U.S. Air Force members from the 22d Expeditionary Air Refueling Sq., Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, meet with a principal of a local grade schooll in Bishkek, Aug. 7, 2012. The airman volunteered to renov More
U.S. Army Spc. Chris Shuck waits to be seen by U.S. Air Force Maj. Norris Jackson, a doctor at the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, Al Udeid AB, Qatar, Aug. 30, 2012. Spc. Shuck is a member of the Inter Theat More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Livingston, C-17 Globemaster III Loadmaster, guides cargo into position in order to depart for a mission to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 9, 2012. The U.S. mil More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Harp, C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, performs engine start-up procedures with the onboard crew during a redeployment mission headed for Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2012. Harp is cur More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dallas Powers, 728th Air Mobility Squadron, Operation Location-Alpha expediter, checks on the arrival of a C-17 Globemaster III at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 15, 20 More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Calvo, a communication and navigation journeyman assigned to the 728th Air Mobility Squadron, prepares to inspect a C-17 Globemaster III after landing and taxiing at Transit More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Edger Gaitan, Passenger Service NCOIC, 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, spends his graveyard shift making sure deploying and redeploying U.S. and coalition members are More
U.S. airmen transport an injured patient onto a C-130J Hercules aircraft during an aeromedical evacuation mission at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Oct. 21, 2012. The aeromedical flights are used to transport injur More
A U.S. Air Force combat rescue officer, assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, conducts a training mission in a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 26th ERQS, near Kandahar Airfield, Afgha More
Maj. Mark Smith and Capt. Brent Gordon, 317th Airlift Sq. pilots, C-17 Globemaster III, discuss aircrew details on a simulated deployment mission to Gulfport, Miss., during the 437th Airlift Wing's Operational More
U.S. Army Capt. Martin Anders, jumpmaster, 82nd Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade, instructs fellow paratroopers during a simulated relief mission, Drop Zone Sicily, Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 26, 2011. The paratroope More
Members of the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., respond to training scenarios while taking part in an Operational Readiness Evaluation, which was staged out of Gulfport, Miss., Oct. 27, 2011. T More
U.S. Army Rangers, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, participate in a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFX) near Fort Stewart, Ga., Jan. 10, 2012. The exercise is conducted in order to evaluate and train More
Parts of an U.S. Air Force AC-130 "Spooky" Gunship taken during Emerald Warrior, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 29, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations components in urban More
U.S. Air Force aircrew members perform duties aboard an MC-130H Combat Talon during Emerald Warrior, Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 1, 2012.The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations More
U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey aircrew members perform pre-flight duties during Emerald Warrior, Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 3, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations compon More
U.S. Air Force Security Forces members from the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron, advise members of the Afghan Air Force regarding a mounted and dismounted patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 21, 2012. Th More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Bohlman, chaplain, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, meets with and prays with members of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, May 26, 2012. Chaplain Bohlma More
Security Forces members of the French Air Force, Detachment 3/3, conduct Operation Enduring Freedom base defense roles in order to support coalition forces on Kandahar Airfield and in the Kandahar province, Afg More
U.S. Airmen with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron conduct fast rope training at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., Jan. 8, 2012. They were preparing for a combined arms live-fire training exercise, hosted by the 1st Batt More
A U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt is refueled over Afghanistan during overseas contingency operations, August 2, 2012. The 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Sq. (EARS) conducts missions out of Transit Center at Manas, Kyr More
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon (Viper) is refueled over Afghanistan during overseas contingency operations, Aug. 4, 2012. The 22d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) conducts missions out of Tra More
A U.S. Air Force member from the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Sq., Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, paints a bench at a grade school in Bishkek, August 7, 2012. The airman volunteered through a program More
U.S. Army Spc. Mark Rios, a UH-60 Black Hawk mechanic, waits to be seen by U.S. Air Force Maj. Norris Jackson, a doctor at the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, Al Udeid AB, Qatar, Aug. 30, 2012. Spc. Rios is More
U.S. Marines board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during a redeployment mission at Camp Bastion Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2012. The Afghan National Security Forces and U.S. forces have worked closely More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Edger Gaitan, Passenger Service NCOIC, 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, makes his way toward the distinguished visitor suite where he prays during his shift at the Pas More
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, conduct a training mission in a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 26th ERQS, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct More
Members of the 628th Civil Engineering Squadron, Fire Protection, respond to a simulated interior fire during training, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 5, 2011. The interior burn within the static training ai More
U.S. Army Capt. Martin Anders, Jumpmaster, 82nd Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade, instructs fellow paratroopers during a simulated relief mission, Drop Zone Sicily, Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 26, 2011. The paratroope More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III maintainer inspects the aircraft's engines during an Operational Readiness Evaluation, Gulfport, Miss., Oct. 27, 2011. Members of the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charles More
U.S. Air Force Security Forces member from the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron climbs a mountain with a member of the Afghan Air Force during a mounted and dismounted patrol outside of Kabul, Afghanis More
U.S. Air Force members of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital read thank you cards written by military supporters from home during the night shift, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 26, 2012. The hospital's chapl More
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon (Viper) is refueled over Afghanistan during overseas contingency operations, August 4, 2012. The 22d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) conducts missions out of T More
A local woman near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, cleans up the play yard of a grade school that is being renovated by Theater Security Cooperation, a U.S. Air Force ran program at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Au More
A U.S. Army Spc. Mark Rios, a UH-60 Black Hawk mechanic, is seen by U.S. Air Force Maj. Norris Jackson, a doctor at the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, in order to be medically cleared to go back to his comb More
U.S. military members board a C-17 Globemaster III during a redeployment mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. combat forces are redeploying after the Afghan National Security Forces (AN More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Harp, C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, is currently deployed with the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Harp is one of several loadmaster More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Edger Gaitan, Passenger Service NCOIC, 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, prepares to pray in the distinguished visitor suite during his shift at the Passenger Terminal, More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III Loadmaster performs pre-flight procedures during an Operational Readiness Evaluation, Gulfport, Miss., Oct. 28, 2011. Members of the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charlest More