Ali Base drawing down
Airman 1st Class Cantley LaSala builds a crate Jan 7, 2010, for material that will be shipped from Ali Base, Iraq, to bases in Afghanistan. Airmen at Ali Base are beginning the drawdown of forces following directives to reduce the coalition forces footprint in Iraq by August 2010. Airman LaSala is assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Darrell Habisch)