Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Steven Owen (left) and Staff Sgt. Troy Strauser roll up linoleum flooring where mess tents once stood to make way for an expanded permanent dining facility at a forward-deployed location. The Airmen are assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and are deployed from Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Alfred A. Gerloff Jr.)