Keloid excision

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Navy Lt. Cmdr. David Cline (left) from the Navy Support Facility Medical in the Indian Ocean, and Maj. Jerry Cohn from the 81st Medical Surgical Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss, perform a Keloid excision while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U. S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rebeca M. Luquin)

Keloid excision

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -– Capt. Cynthia Warwick (right) and Staff Sgt. Chad Smith, both from the 81st Medical Surgical Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., prepare a syringe with local anesthesia. Warwick, a nurse, and Smith, a surgical technician, deployed with the 28th Medical Group are preparing to assist in a Keloid excision in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rebeca M. Luquin)

Sveom

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Master Sgt. Stacy Sveom from the Nebraska Air National Guard runs a ventilation hose to a KC-135R Stratotanker to ventilate the aircraft after a possible fuel leak was discovered at an operating location in support of the U.S. Central Command execution of Operation Enduring Freedom. More than 29,000 people in the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve have been called to active-duty to support Operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. P.J. Farlin)

Uncovered

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- An Air Force crew chief from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Group removes the safety cover on a munition on an F-15E Strike Eagle at an operating location in support of the U.S. Central Command execution of Operation Enduring Freedom. In the first 33 days of OEF, the Air Force flew more than 2,800 sorties, which was about 45 percent of all OEF sorties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dave Nolan)

Bombs for the Lancer

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -– Air Force weapons crews from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing prepare munitions to be loaded on a B-1B Lancer. The B-1B's blended wing and body configuration, along with variable-geometry design and turbofan engines, combine to provide greater range and high speed with enhanced survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Cuomo)

B-1B Lancer

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Air Force crew chiefs from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing service a B-1B Lancer engine. The B-1B holds several world records for speed, payload and distance. The National Aeronautic Association recognized the B-1B for completing one of the 10 most memorable record flights for 1994. The B-1B was first used in combat in support of operations against Iraq during Operation Desert Fox in December 1998. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Cuomo)