If it's here, I'll find it

Staff Sgt. James Rybacki and his military working dog Torca search for narcotics Jan. 3, 2010, at a checkpoint near Dabaray, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II)

No goals here

In his last regular-season game, Falcon senior goalie Andrew Volkening guards the goal as the Falcons beat the Sacred Heart Pioneers 8-1 at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Cadet Ice Arena Feb. 27, 2010. The victory clinched third place in the Atlantic Hockey Association. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

On our way

Airman 1st Class Claudia Segovia boards a Boeing 737 en route to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Airman Segovia is assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Eboni Knox)

In the 'hot' seat

A pilot with the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., sits on the ramp in his A-10 Thunderbolt II while crew chiefs perform a hot pit refuel for his aircraft Dec. 8, 2010. Hot pit refueling is a procedure usually performed in a combat situation to rapidly refuel aircraft while engines are running to speed pilots back into the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

Get ready to go

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter carrying combat search and rescue Airmen approaches a landing zone during an exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 21. 2010. The exercise tested the rescue squadron's ability to provide medical aid to U.S. and coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

The heat is on...

Firefighters from the 375th Civil Engineer Squadron demonstrate the proper use of the buddy system when fighting fires Oct. 4, 2010, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. In honor of Fire Safety Awareness Week, the Scott AFB Fire Department provided fire safety awareness education and training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tristin English)

And it goes round and round

Staff Sgt. Christopher Matthews, an aerospace propulsion systems craftsman with the 52nd Component Maintenance Squadron, inspects an F-16 Fighting Falcon exhaust nozzle March 16, 2010, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nick Wilson)

Balancing act

Staff Sgt. Steven Doty, a combat photographer for the Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team, snaps a photo of the rest of the team crossing a river near Sundurwa village, Afghanistan, March 3, 2010. The Nuristan PRT went to Sundurwa village to conduct an engineer assessment on a retaining wall to protect the village against future flash floods. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Natassia Cherne)

Got it covered

Tech Sgt. Joel Meyer (front) and Staff Sgt. Derek Walton practice room-clearing tactics during a security exercise April 5, 2010. The NCOs are with the 28th Security Forces Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua J. Seybert)

Fist-bumping the Commander in Chief

President Barack Obama meets U.S. troops at a dining hall March 28, 2010, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (White House photo/Pete Souza)

Testing, testing

An F-16 Fighting Falcon fitted with radio frequency identification tags flies behind a test tanker on an aerial flight test April 7, 2010, over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The mission tested the Automatic Receiver Aircraft Identification system on the tanker. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chad Bellay)

Defense at the ready

Staff Sgt. Alfonte Thomas provides security during a foot patrol while attending the Combat Leadership Course at Camp Bullis, Texas, Nov. 9, 2010. Airmen attending the course gain leadership experience from classroom and field training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)