Showing his metal
Senior Airman Joseph Krafchak turns on a welding helmet before repairing an aircraft maintenance stand Aug. 2 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The helmet protects the user's eyes automatically in response to the bright light emitted from welding. Airman Krafshak, a metals technician journeyman with the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron here, is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. His hometown is Lompoc, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)