ALASKAN AIRSPACE

An F-16 Aggressor disconnects from a KC-10 Extender after being refueled during exercise RED FLAG-Alaska, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 22, 2009. RED FLAG is being conducted on the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex, which provides 67,000 square miles of airspace. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder

METAL MASK

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Wheeler fabricates a metal mud flap bracket for a vehicle onJoint Base Balad, Iraq, April 21, 2009. Wheeler, a former body shop journeyman with welding experience, is a vehicle-maintenance craftsman assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Gordinier

SAPANGBATO SUPPLIES

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jack Maxiner hands out school supplies to Filipino children at the Sapangbato village community center as part of a community relations event in Angeles City, Philippines, April 25, 2009. Maxiner is the 63rd Fighter Squadron commander on Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Clowney

BACK FLIP

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Derrick Brooks back flips from an Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter at 7,200 feet during a jump demonstration in Pendleton, Ore., April 23, 2009. Brooks is a pararescue jumper assigned to the 304th Rescue Squadron, Air Force Reserve. U.S. Air Force photo by Sgt. Eric A. Rutherford

PHOTO OP

President Barack Obama greets members of the 131st Fighter Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, before departing on Air Force One from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis, Mo., April 29, 2009. Obama marked his 100th day in office with a town hall meeting in Arnold, Mo. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James McCullough

OBAMA'S GREETING

President Barack Obama greets a member of the 131st Fighter Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, before departing on Air Force One from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis, Mo., April 29, 2009. Obama marked his 100th day in office with a town hall meeting in Arnold, Mo. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James McCullough

TOPSY TURVY

Pilot Ed Hamill turns his Air Force Reserve stunt plane upside down to get a better look at four F-15E Strike Eagles approaching from the rear over Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., April 26, 2009. Hamill was participating in a two-day air show on base that attracted more than 100,000 spectators. U.S. Air Force photo

IKE OPERATION

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower displays signal flags as it operates in the Arabian Sea, April 26, 2009. The USS Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is underway on a scheduled deployment supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and the rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rafael Figueroa Medina