The 380 AEW welcomes the Air Force Chief of Staff

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody discusses the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities of the RQ-4 Global Hawk and the U-2 Dragon Lady with Capts. Greg Mansfield and Geoff Jernigan, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron pilots, Feb. 7, 2013. Cody and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing during a multi-base tour to meet with Airmen who are deployed throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)

The 380 AEW welcomes the Air Force Chief of Staff

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and his wife, Betty, talk with Staff Sgt. Benjamin Vass, a 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, and other members of the 380th EAMXS, Feb. 7, 2013. Cody and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing during a multi-base tour to meet with Airmen who are deployed throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)

The 380 AEW welcomes the Air Force Chief of Staff

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody talks with Airman 1st Class Geston Gordon, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and his military working dog, Djule, Feb. 7, 2013. Cody and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing during a multi-base tour to meet with Airmen who are deployed throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)

The 380 AEW welcomes the Air Force Chief of Staff

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody visit with Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Feb. 7, 2013. Welsh and Cody visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing during a multi-base tour to meet with Airmen who are deployed throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)

Defenders sight-in

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mark D. Valdez, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron armorer, deployed from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and Senior Airman William S. Field, 380 ESFS combat arms instructor, deployed from Holloman AFB, Wyo., sight-in their M4 Carbines at a mobile firing range Jan. 30, 2013. Security forces members use the mobile range to sight-in their assigned weapons while deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)(RELEASED)

Volunteering to fix what we break

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Army Pfc. John Howard and Spc. Christopher Rodgers, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion 7th Air Defense Artillery PATRIOT system repairers, fix a voltage converter Jan. 31, 2013. Soldiers assigned to the 1-7 ADA established the Army Repair Shop, working hand-in-hand with the Air Force’s self-help shop to coordinate the repair of various types of electronic equipment broken by service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)(RELEASED)