Firefighters
CHAGCHARAN, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- Senior Airmen Victor Cardenas and Michael Sandoval refill the water tanks on their fire truck from a local stream near Chaghcharan, Afghanistan. The Airmen are part of a six-man fire rescue team assigned to the air field. The team -- the only one of its kind in Afghanistan -- provides rapid-reaction airfield rescue and fire-fighting capability. They provided fire protection for the Lithuanian Provincial Reconstruction Team. Both Airmen deployed from Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Riehle)