U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Margaret Wilson connects two lengths of concertina wire together, June 8, 2007, on a wall to protect one of the compounds on Ali Air Base, Iraq. Wilson is assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's Force Protection Flight. The flight is responsible for monitoring local and third country nationals to detect suspicious activity, augmenting security forces during increased threat levels, as well as monitoring and maintaining installation security measures. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca


U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Brewster carries stakes used to hold up the concertina wire his team is installing on a wall to protect one of the compounds on Ali Air Base, Iraq, June 8, 2007. Brewster is assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's Force Protection Flight. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca


U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Davis carries concertina wire that he and his crew are installing on a wall to protect one of the compounds on Ali Air Base, Iraq, June 8, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca


U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Brewster installs concertina wire, June 8, 2007, on a wall to protect one of the compounds on Ali Air Base, Iraq. Brewster is assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's Force Protection Flight. The flight is responsible for monitoring local and third country nationals to detect suspicious activity, augmenting security forces during increased threat levels, as well as monitoring and maintaining installation security measures. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca


U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hunter Lescoe pounds a stake in while installing concertina wire on a wall to protect one of the compounds on Ali Air Base, Iraq, June 8, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca


A member assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's Force Protection Flight carries concertina wire, June 8, 2007, that his team is installing on a wall to protect one of the compounds on Ali Air Base, Iraq. The flight is responsible for monitoring local and third country nationals to detect suspicious activity, augmenting security forces during increased threat levels, as well as monitoring and maintaining installation security measures. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca


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