Firefighters donate to Afghans
Master Sgt. Edward Nowak displays a donated Nomex fire-protection hood to trainees inside the Afghan air force fire fighting training complex May 28, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Nomex hoods were donated by the Robeson County Firefighters Association in Parkton, N.C. Sergeant Nowak is a 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron C-27 production superintendent adviser and volunteer firefighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)