CRW Assessment Team evaluates cargo solutions for stakeholders in Afghanistan

A dynamic cone penetrometer is used to measure the soil subsurface strength of the airfield at Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Dec. 2, 2009. The soil analysis along with airfield gradient measurements will be part of a complete report compiled by an Air Force airfield assessment team from the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire, N.J. The team of 12 Airmen deployed to Afghanistan for a 45-day tour to visit all established airfields with a major military presence with the goal of helping the International Security Assistance Force commander understand how to get more people and cargo into the war zone and then sustain those forces once they are in place. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Aim for the center

An Iraqi police officer shoots downrange at his target after receiving instructions from his U.S. Air Force instructor Nov. 21, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)

ICAA makes airways appear out of thin air

Lt. Col. Tom Schmidt observes while Iraq Civil Aviation Authority members discuss the new Iraqi airway structure Nov. 18, 2009. Colonel Schmidt spent the past seven months helping the Iraqis develop new air routes. These routes will increase efficiency and capacity through Iraqi airspace, normalizing Iraq's airspace and increasing its air traffic growth. Colonel Schmidt is the Air Component Coordination Element airspace planner. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny L. Saldivar)

ICAA makes airways appear out of thin air

Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority members discuss the new airway structure Nov. 18, 2009. Air Force members spent seven months assisting the Iraqis with developing new air routes. These routes will increase efficiency and capacity through Iraqi airspace allowing the country to normalize airspace and increase air traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny L. Saldivar)

Wounded warriors get heros' welcome at Andrews

Airmen and Marines from the 779th Aeromedical Staging Facility at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., transports a severely wounded Soldier being medically evacuated from Iraq for advanced treatment care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. (Department of Defense photo/Donna Miles)

'Defender's Edge': A new approach to combat stress

Senior Airman Brian Hafner inspects his equipment and vehicle on the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's quick reaction force compound Aug. 20 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq prior to a patrol for combative activity off base. Airman Hafner has completed the Defender's Edge program during his time here at Joint Base Balad and uses techniques he learned there to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. Airman Hafner is a member of the 532nd ESFS's quick reaction force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andria J. Allmond)