721st AEAS

Capt. Kate DenDekker gives instructions to two Iraqi Army Aviation Command pilots during a pre-flight mission brief Dec. 12, 2010, in Taji, Iraq. Captain DenDekker is a combat air adviser with the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. Air advisers from the 721st AEAS instruct and advise AAC pilots to help build a safe, self-sustaining Iraqi rotary-wing force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

721st AEAS

Iraqi Army Aviation Command pilots prepare to fly an Mi-17 helicopter Dec. 14, 2010, in Taji, Iraq. The Mi-17 is one of several helicopters that the AAC has at Taji. Air advisers with the 721st AEAS work with AAC members at Taji to advise and assist them in building a safe, self-sustaining Iraqi rotary-wing force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

Two Airmen save Soldier's life outside gym

Army Sgt. Maj. Jerry Richardson (left) present coins recently on behalf of Army Brig. Gen. Gustave Perna and himself to Tech. Sgt. Aaron Gufford (center) and Staff Sgt. Jeffery Kirker (right) to say thanks for their quick reactions in saving Lt. Col. Mitchell Malone's life June 7, 2010, outside the Liberty Gym at Camp Liberty, Iraq. The presentation of a coin to someone who has done an outstanding job is a time-honored military tradition observed by all branches of the military. General Perna is the U.S. Air Force-Iraq J4 director. Sergeant Richardson is from U.S. Air Force-Iraq at Camp Liberty. Sergeants Gufford and Kirker are both of the 392nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion at Camp Liberty. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sanjay Allen)

Balad team helps Iraqi women learn beekeeping trade

Alahin Aziz Saleh gives local Iraqi women a beekeeping lesson April 12, 2010, in Mazarie South, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Quinton Russ)

Ali Airmen and Iraqi soldiers team up to keep electricity flowing

Tech. Sgt. Vincent Dilore explains some of the finer points of preventative maintenance to two Iraqi Army power production technicians April 20, 2010, during a visit to Camp Ur, Iraq, as part of an Iraqi Training and Advisory Mission. Sergeant Dilore is assigned to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group Civil Engineer Squadron power production flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Elizabeth Gilbert)

Airmen, Soldiers perform patrol

Airman 1st Class Andrew Koss checks the connection to his headset in a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle before a joint patrol with the Soldiers April 14, 2010, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Airman Koss is from the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron deployed from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ)