SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Lee Swaney awaits the arrival of a passenger bus and pallets so he can assist in loading people and equipment destined for various bases in Iraq. He is a C-130 Hercules crew chief with the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)



OVER IRAQ -- Capt. Eric Alderman keeps an eye out for threats before landing at Balad Air Base, Iraq, during a tactical airlift mission. Captain Alderman is assigned to the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and is deployed from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Carlos Diaz)



NEW YORK -- Six F-16 Fighting Falcons with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team fly in formation over the Statue of Liberty before an air show May 26. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Josh Clendenen)



SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Thomas Burns watches as Ogar, a military working dog, attempts to take down Staff Sgt. Danielle Carver during training. Six dog handlers are deployed to this forward-deployed location with their dogs. Sergeant Burns and Ogar are deployed from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cheryl L. Toner)



OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Staff Sgt. Robert Prier changes out a KC-135 Stratotanker boom used to move fuel from the tanker during aerial refueling missions. He is a crew chief with the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joceyln Rich)