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Under the big top

Staff Sgt. Karl Ferree and Senior Airman James Robison position lead ropes on a big top shelter with a bucket truck May 7 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The shelter can house various aircraft and equipment. Sergeant Ferree is deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and Airman Robison is deployed from Malmstrom AFB, Mont. Both are 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron structural engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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Zeroing in

Airmen from the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron fire M-4s with their gas masks on April 30 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Security forces ensure the safety of Airmen on base so they can complete their missions and launch aircraft. This is the primary task of security forces personnel and is executed and practiced on a daily basis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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Study of Iraqi birds to help reduce aircraft mishaps

Two red-wattled plovers fly above a pool of water at Balad Air Base, Iraq. To reduce the number of collisions between birds and aircraft, members of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Safety Office depredate the birds on the base through the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program. On May 3, the remains of whole, depredated birds were shipped from the base to the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Feather Identification Laboratory in Washington, D.C., for the birds to be analyzed by scientists. This marks the first shipment of whole bird remains to be sent from Iraq to the Smithsonian. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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Study of Iraqi birds to help reduce aircraft mishaps

Tech. Sgt. David Young takes aim at a group of gulls to reduce the number of birds at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Collisions between flying birds and aircraft can severely damage aircraft and endanger the lives of pilots. To reduce the number of collisions, members of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Safety Office depredate the birds on the base. On May 3, the remains of whole, depredated birds were shipped from the base to the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Feather Identification Laboratory in Washington, D.C., to be analyzed by scientists there. This marks the first shipment of whole bird remains to be sent from Iraq to the Smithsonian. Sergeant Young is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing noncommissioned officer in charge of flight safety deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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Study of Iraqi birds to help reduce aircraft mishaps

A northern wheatear is one of many types of birds that calls Balad Air Base, Iraq, home. Even small birds can pose a threat to flying aircraft because they can be sucked into engines and render them useless. To reduce the number of collisions between birds and aircraft, members of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Safety Office depredate the birds on the base through the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program. On May 3, the remains of whole, depredated birds were shipped from the base to the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Feather Identification Laboratory in Washington, D.C., for the birds to be analyzed by scientists. This marks the first shipment of whole bird remains to be sent from Iraq to the Smithsonian. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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Study of Iraqi birds to help reduce aircraft mishaps

Tech. Sgt. David Young takes aim at a group of gulls to reduce the number of birds at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Collisions between flying birds and aircraft can severely damage aircraft and endanger the lives of pilots. To reduce the number of collisions, members of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Safety Office depredate the birds on the base. On May 3, the remains of whole, depredated birds were shipped from the base to the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Feather Identification Laboratory in Washington, D.C., to be analyzed by scientists there. This marks the first shipment of whole bird remains to be sent from Iraq to the Smithsonian. Sergeant Young is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing noncommissioned officer in charge of flight safety deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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Afghan air corps soars again

Brig. Gen. Jay H. Lindell passes out graduation certificates to the students of the Afghan National army air corps April 30. Graduating students learned aircraft safety, computer instruction, the history of the air corps, logistics and equipment maintenance. The graduates will now join Afghan National Security Forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Douglas Mappin)
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Checking it out

Staff Sgt. Brian Miliefsky checks out a C-130J Hercules aircraft April 29 for a mission at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Sergeant Miliefsky is a loadmaster assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and deployed from the California Air National Guard's 115th Airlift Squadron at Port Hueneme, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
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Don't cross this line

Airman 1st Class Kelliea Guthrie (left) and Senior Airman Greg Ellis provide security April 23 for a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a cargo mission at Feyzabab Airfield in Afghanistan. Both Airmen are part of the fly-away security forces team assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
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Deployed defenders show AF mission is more than just aircraft

Senior Airman Anson Pryde, 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, pays close attention to his surroundings from one of the base's many guard towers. While typical perceptions associated with the Air Force in combat might involve aircraft dropping bombs on targets, the several hundred security forces Airmen deployed here are proving these stereotypes outdated. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Dale Canofari)
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Deployed defenders show AF mission is more than just aircraft

An Airman from the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, sits atop a Humvee turret during an evening patrol. While typical perceptions associated with the Air Force in combat might involve aircraft dropping bombs on targets, the several hundred security forces Airmen deployed here are proving these stereotypes outdated. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Dale Canofari)
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Deployed defenders show AF mission is more than just aircraft

Tech. Sgt. Kelly Beeler, 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, stands post in one of the base's many guard towers. While typical perceptions associated with the Air Force in combat might involve aircraft dropping bombs on targets, the several hundred security forces Airmen deployed here are proving these stereotypes outdated. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Dale Canofari)
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Bagram first to operate new transporter

An Air Force high deck patient loading platform was used here April 9 to transfer patients to Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center, Germany. The new HDPLP, a special-purpose vehicle which limits the time a patient is exposed to outside elements, is one of three vehicles in the Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester)
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Bagram first to operate new transporter

An Air Force high deck patient loading platform aligns with a KC-135 Stratotanker to load patients to be flown to Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center, Germany, here April 9. The new HDPLP, a special-purpose vehicle which limits the time a patient is exposed to outside elements, is one of three vehicles in the Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester)
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Getting the aircraft out

An Airman from the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron digs out the front wheels of an L-100 aircraft that rolled past the end of the Baghdad International Airport runway on April 1. Airmen from Sather Air Base unloaded cargo and fuel before towing the aircraft back to pavement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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Leading the way...

Master Sgt. John Lawlor clears the area as an L-100 aircraft is towed April 1 at Baghdad International Airport. The aircraft rolled past the runway, and Airmen from Sather Air Base prepared it for towing. Sergeant Lawlor is from the 447th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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April 8 airpower summary: C-17s transport supplies

Air Force Capt.Travis Elliot takes off in a C-17 Globemaster III from Nairobi, Kenya after transporting 20 Navy Seabees, two water well drilling rigs and more than 100,000 pounds of equipment as part of a humanitarian well drilling mission enabling critical water supplies to regions in severe drought conditions. Capt. Elliot is an aircraft commander assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and is deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christina M. Styer)
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The wheels on the plane

Staff Sgt. Joshua Banner replaces retaining rings on an F-16 Fighting Falcon's main landing gear wheel at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron provides combat-ready aircraft and munitions to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Iraq. Sergeant Banner is a 332nd EMXS crew chief deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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The wheels on the plane

Senior Airman Melissa Gallardo places dust covers over the retaining rings on an F-16 Fighting Falcon's main landing gear wheel at Balad Air Base. Changing an aircraft's tires frequently ensures the aircraft has the required traction needed during landings. Airman Gallardo is a 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron crew chief deployed from the Montana Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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The wheels on the plane

Staff Sgt. Joshua Banner replaces retaining rings on an F-16 Fighting Falcon's main landing gear wheel at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron provides combat-ready aircraft and munitions to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Iraq. Sergeant Banner is a 332nd EMXS crew chief deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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