Panjshir Penguins

PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan-- Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Lavrinc, Provincial Reconstruction Team Panjshir food services specialist, prepares crab legs to serve the members of PRT Panjshir at Forward Operating Base Lion. Airman Lavrinc, a Pittsburgh native and Penguin fan, is deployed to the Panjshir Province of Afghanistan where he will work for almost a year promoting security, governance and reconstruction efforts. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Donald L. Reeves)

Panjshir Penguins

PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan-- Air Force 2nd Lt. Jason Smith, Provincial Reconstruction Team Panjshir Public Affairs officer, dons a Pittsburgh Penguin jersey after climbing a large hill near Forward Operating Base Lion in the Panjshir Province of Afghanistan. Lieutenant Smith, a Pittsburgh native and Penguin fan, will be deployed to Afghanistan for almost a year where he will work to promote security, governance and reconstruction efforts. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Benjamin Fitting)

Homecoming

Senior Airman Matthew Ohara, an HH-60 crew chief assigned to the 763rd Maintenance Squadron, holds his son Jacob Ohara, 2, as he peers through the back of an HH-60 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 6, 2008. The 763rd MXS and 66th Rescue Squadron Airmen, return home after 3 1/2 months in Southwest Asia, supporting the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

Homecoming

Technical Sgt. Justin Morrison, assistant section chief, propulsions flight, 763rd Maintenance Squadron, presents a gift to his son, four year old Micah Morrison at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 6, 2008. The 763rd MXS and 66th Rescue Squadron Airmen, return home after 3 1/2 months in Southwest Asia, supporting the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

Air Force EOD embeds with Army Units

Staff Sergeant Angela “O” Olguin and Senior Airman Joshua Brum, 506th Air Expeditionary Group Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight technicians, discuss the disposal of insurgent weapons and ordnance Sept. 15. Both Airmen are forward deployed to FOB McHenry where they are embedded with soldiers of the Army’s 10th Mountain Division. Both Airmen are also deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

Air Force EOD embeds with Army Units

Staff Sergeant Angela Olguin, 506th Air Expeditionary Group Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight journeyman, inspects explosive remnants local Iraqi policeman brought to FOB McHenry Sept. 15. Sergeant Olguin is one of six 506th EOD Airmen forward deployed to FOB McHenry where they are embedded with soldiers of the Army’s 10th Mountain Division. She is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and calls Cortez, Colo., home. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)