Secretary Donley tours Joint Base Balad
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley discusses on-going operations with Col. Luke Grossman (left), 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, and Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin, 332nd AEW commander, Aug. 27 during a tour of the MC-12 Liberty aircraft hangar at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The 332nd AEW employs the spectrum of airpower capability throughout the Iraqi theater of operations in support of ground forces and Iraqi capacity-building, including strike; airlift and airdrop; combat search and rescue; aeromedical evacuation; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Secretary Donley visited the base to meet with the Airmen there and to get a first-hand look at the 332nd AEW's diverse mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather M. Norris)