Outpost Mace

Capt. Peter Shinn of Omaha smiles with Soldiers at Outpost Mace in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2010. Shinn won an Emmy for videography in Afghanistan. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Welcome Home

Sixty-four soldiers and airmen from the 734th Agri-Business Development Team (ADT) are welcomed home on June 25, 2011, at Johnston High School, Johnston, Iowa, after serving a year in Afghanistan helping residents develop their agricultural efforts. The 734th ADT was the first joint Iowa Army and Air National Guard unit to be deployed overseas. USAF Photo TSGT Brian Cox (Released).

Sentry Down Under

Airman 1st Class Josh Kaufman Staff Sgt. Jared Eisenhower (left) Airman 1st Class Josh Kaufman (right) and Tech. Sgt. Josh Jamieso, repair a three-hundred gallon external fuel tank from an F-16C Fighter Jet at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base, Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, on February 24, 2011. The 132nd FW is participating in a joint flight exercise, ?Sentry Down Under?, with the RAAF. (USAF Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez) (USAF Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez)

Sentry Down Under

An F-18 Fighter Jet from the Royal Australian Air Force receives fuel from a KC-135 Tanker, from the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Sioux City, Iowa, Iowa Air National Guard, over the coast of Eastern Australia, in Williamtown, New South Wales, on February 23, 2011. The 185th ARW is participating in a joint flight exercise, "Sentry Down Under", refueling F-16C and F-18 Fighter Jets in Australia. (USAF Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez)

Sentry Down Under

A KC-135 Tanker, from the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Sioux City, Iowa, Iowa Air National Guard, receives fuel from Leading Aircrafts Men (LAC) Greg McMahon, at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base, Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, on February 23, 2011. The 185th ARW is participating in a joint flight exercise, "Sentry Down Under", refueling F-16C and F-18 Fighter Jets in Australia. (USAF Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez)

Sentry Down Under

Tech. Sgt. Darin Winfree, with the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Sioux City, Iowa, Iowa Air National Guard, installs a drogue on a KC-135 Tanker, which will refuel an Australian F-18 Fighter Jet, at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAFF) Base, Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, on February 22, 2011. The 185th ARW is participating in a joint flight exercise, "Sentry Down Under", refueling F-16C and F-18 Fighter Jets in Australia. (USAF Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez)

Sentry Down Under

A close-up of a F-16C Fighter Jet and Pilot, from the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa Air National Guard, approaches a boom to begin fueling, behind A KC-135 Tanker from the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Sioux City, Iowa, Iowa. The air craft are over the coast of Australia, at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base, Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, on February 22, 2011. The 185th ARW is participating in a joint flight exercise, "Sentry Down Under", refueling F-16C and F-18 Fighter Jets in Australia. (USAF Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez)

Sentry Down Under

An F-16C Fighter from the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa Air National Guard, receives fuel from a KC-135 Tanker from the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Sioux City, Iowa. The aircraft are off the east coast of Australia. The 185th ARW is participating in a joint flight exercise, "Sentry Down Under". Flight crews from the 185th are refueling F-16 and Australian F-18 aircraft while temporarily based at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base, Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia. (USAF Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez)

Sentry Down Under

Maj. Eric Kilburg, a pilot, with the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Sioux City, Iowa, Iowa Air National Guard, conducts a pre-flight inspection on a KC-135 Tanker while at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base, Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, on February 22, 2011. The 185th ARW is participating in a joint flight exercise, "Sentry Down Under", refueling F-16C and F-18 Fighter Jets while in Australia. (USAF Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez)

Sentry Down Under

185th Air Refueling Wing Crew Chief, Master Sgt. Ron Hanson (left) works with Tech. Sgt. Ryan Willis an electric and environmental specialist and Tech. Sgt. Paul Hines a jet engine mechanic with the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Sioux City, Iowa, Iowa Air National Guard. The group is trouble shooting a faulty battery with an on a KC-135 Tanker while on temporary duty at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base, Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, on February 22, 2011. The 185th ARW is participating in a joint flight exercise, "Sentry Down Under", refueling F-16C and Australian F-18 Fighter Jets in while in Australia. (USAF Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez)

Sentry Down Under

Flight Sergeant Allistair Free (left) fire controller with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), discusses emergency fire procedures for the KC-135 Tanker, with Chief Master Sgt. Mark Wankum, Aircraft Maintenance Branch Chief, with the 185th Air Refueling Wing(ARW) Sioux City, IA., Iowa Air National Guard, at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base, in Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, on February 22, 2011. The 185th ARW is participating in a joint flight exercise, "Sentry Down Under", refueling F-16C and F-18 Fighter Jets, with the RAAF. (USAF Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez)

Sentry Down Under

An Australian F-18 takes-off at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base, Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, on February 21, 2011. The 132nd Fighter Wing is participating in joint flight exercise, "Sentry Down Under", with the RAAF. (USAF Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez)