Air Force firefighters aim for the gold
Gerd Mueller, (left) a firefighter from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, rakes the handoff from Sascha Rech, a firefighter from Ramstein AB, Germany, during a team relay event at the World Firefighter Combat Challenge XX in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Nov. 17, 2011. Mueller and Rech are part of the four-man Consolidated U.S. Air Forces in Europe team, which includes current and former USAFE firefighters who are now stationed at Spangdahlem AB; Ramstein AB; Aviano AB, Italy; and Shaw AFB, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Van Winkle)