Operation Iraqi Freedom

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons conduct close air support operations over Iraq on Feb. 17, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)Released

Operation Iraqi Freedom

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons conduct close air support operations over Iraq on Feb. 17, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)Released

Operation Iraqi Freedom

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts close air support operations over Iraq on Feb. 17, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)Released

Operation Iraqi Freedom

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts close air support operations over Iraq on Feb. 17, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)Released

Deployed Misawa Airman

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Senior Airman Daniel Garcia of Tucson, Ariz., replaces a gear box on an up-armored humvee here Oct. 12. Airman Garcia is deployed from the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, whose mission is to provide close air support, mobility, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in support of the Global War On Terror.

Deployed reenlistment

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Lt. Col. Stephen Williams (right), 13th Fighter Squadron commander, performs a reenlistment ceremony for Staff Sgt. Willie Gilbert (left), 13th FS information manager, Aug. 15. Both are deployed to the 13th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Balad Air Base. Sergeant Gilbert, who has been in the Air Force for more than nine years, reenlisted for five more years. This is his second tour in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo)