Directing traffic
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Doug Richardson, a 332nd Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron air traffic controller, aids the center controller from the center assist controller seat as they monitor aircraft here, Jan. 18. The assist controller communicates with forwarding operating bases throughout Iraq, allowing the center controller to focus on communications with aircraft. Airman Richardson is deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)