Nose job

OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH -- Senior Airman Daryl Picard (left) and Airman First Class Lee Devalinger, from the 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron , McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., lower the nose cone of a KC-10 refueler after changing the weather radar dish, Feb. 24. Both the aircraft and the members are with the 2nd Air Expeditionary Group in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean, supporting operation Southern Watch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael E. Buytas Jr.)

Brush, brush, brush

OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH -- Senior Airman Ernest Howell, air transportation specialist, 815th Air Mobility Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., brushes his teeth in a field shower facility. Howell is part of the 815th Tanker Airlift Control Element which has been coordinating all US airlift traffic in or out a location in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Southern Watch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Efrain Gonzales)

EOD on the move

OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH -- An explosive ordnance disposal unit Humvee and cargo trailer is backed into the cargo compartment of a C-17A Globemaster III. This aircraft and crew took people and vehicles of the 437th Civil Engineering Squadron fire department and explosive ordnance disposal unit from their home at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., to a deployed location in Southwest Asia, in support of Operation Southern Watch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lance Cheung)

Buff landing

OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH -- A B-52 from the 96th Bomber Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., arrives at Diego Garcia as part of the Second Air Expeditionary Group. Air Combat Command's B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. It can carry nuclear or conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Diane Robinson)

Pave Hawks pair

OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH -- Two HH-60G Pave Hawks fly in formation during a training mission in the area of responsibility at an operating location in support of Operation Southern Watch. Pave Hawk rescue equipment includes a hoist capable of lifting a 600-pound load from a hover height of 200 feet, and a personnel locating system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dave Nolan)

Pave Hawk in flight

OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH -- An HH-60G Pave Hawk flies through the sky after refueling from an HC-130P Combat Shadow during a training mission at an operating location in support of Operation Southern Watch. The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night operations into hostile environments to recover downed aircrew or other isolated personnel during war. Because of its versatility, the HH-60G is also tasked to perform military operations other than war. These tasks include civil search and rescue, emergency aeromedical evacuation (MEDEVAC), disaster relief, international aid, counter-drug activities and NASA space shuttle support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dave Nolan)