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CWEAT in the house

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Tony Newbern (left) and Master Sgt. Eddy Dominguez find unexploded ordnance imbedded in the roof of a building. Despite the presence of the ordnance at the assessment site, Combined Weapons Effectiveness Assessment Team members continued their evaluation. Newbern and Dominguez are explosive ordnance disposal specialists deployed to Iraq from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Roger Burdette)
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Marking the danger zone

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Tony Newbern marks the location of unexploded ordnance with a yellow ribbon and notes the coordinates using a Global Positioning System receiver. Explosive ordnance disposal specialists traveling with the Combined Weapons Effectiveness Assessment Team in Iraq report ordnance information to an Army team for detonation. Newbern is deployed to Iraq from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Roger Burdette)
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He speaks the lingo

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Linguist 2nd Lt. Anthony Langley (far right) explains the Combined Weapons Effectiveness Assessment Team mission to Iraqis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Stone)
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Shock and awe check

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Maj. Craig Baker (left) and Staff Sgt. Zach Porter take measurements on the roof of the Ba'ath Party headquarters building, which was struck by coalition precision-guided munitions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The airmen are among nearly 100 experts of the Combined Weapons Effectiveness Assessment Team. The team has visited more than 100 of a planned 500 sites to assess how well coalition weapons achieved their intended effects during Operation Iraqi Freedom. It will report its findings to U.S. Central Command this fall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Patricia Lang)
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Remnants of headquarters

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Maj. Craig Baker (left) and Staff Sgt. Zach Porter take measurements on the roof of the Ba'ath Party headquarters building, which was struck by coalition precision-guided munitions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The airmen are among nearly 100 experts of the Combined Weapons Effectiveness Assessment Team. The team has visited more than 100 of a planned 500 sites to assess how well coalition weapons achieved their intended effects during Operation Iraqi Freedom. It will report its findings to U.S. Central Command this fall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Patricia Lang)
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Shock and awe assessment

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Maj. Craig Baker (left) and Capt. Mitch Simmons assess the damage from a precision-guided munition at one of Saddam Hussein's presidential palaces. The airmen are among nearly 100 experts of the Combined Weapons Effectiveness Assessment Team. The team has visited more than 100 of a planned 500 sites to assess how well coalition weapons achieved their intended effects during Operation Iraqi Freedom. It will report its findings to U.S. Central Command this fall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Patricia Lang)
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A long way down

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Zach Porter (standing) and Capt. Mitch Simmons collect data from a coalition precision-guided munition strike. The roof of the Ba'ath Party headquarters building was hit during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The airmen are among nearly 100 experts of the Combined Weapons Effectiveness Assessment Team. The team has visited more than 100 of a planned 500 sites to assess how well coalition weapons achieved their intended effects during Operation Iraqi Freedom. It will report its findings to U.S. Central Command this fall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Patricia Lang)
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Impact point

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFPN) -- A member (bottom right) of the Combined Weapons Effectiveness Assessment Team assesses the impact point of a precision-guided 5,000-pound bomb through the dome of one of Saddam Hussein's key regime buildings here. The impact point is one of up to 500 the team will assess in coming weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Carla Kippes)
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Crater rater

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Master Sgt. Douglas Frickey measures a crater created by a coalition bomb during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The air strike March 28 destroyed a maintenance facility that supported Iraqi surface-to-air missile operations. Frickey is one of nearly 100 experts from the United States, United Kingdom and Australia who are currently visiting up to 500 impact points targeted by coalition forces during OIF. The team will assess how well the weapons achieved their intended effects and possibly improve future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Best)
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Weapons cache

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Master Sgt. Mo Mustafa, 43rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Pope AFB, N.C., holds a grenade found in a weapons cache at Baghdad International Airport May 7, 2003. Baghdad International Airport is a primary base of operations for U.S. troops, cargo and humanitarian airlift for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)
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Heavy duty bomb

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (AFPN) -- GBU-31A bombs are being loaded onto a F-16CJ fighter of the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. Tech. Sgt Anthony King (right) and Tech. Sgt Art Cavannaugh, weapons technicians from the 157th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepare a bomb for loading. The 157th EFS and the 157th AMU are assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. The 379th AEW is a forward deployed unit in Southwest Asia, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Both units are deployed from the South Carolina Air National Guard of the 169th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward E. Snyder)
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Fighter trio

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (AFPN) -- From left to right, 1st Lt. Julie Ayres and Capts. Mary Melfi and Tally Parham walk down the flightline at a forward-deployed air base in the Middle East on May 3. The three officers are assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and flew combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ayres and Melfi are F-15E Strike Eagle weapons system officers deployed from the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Parham is an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron of the South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode)
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Triple threat

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (AFPN) -- From left to right, Capts. Tally Parham and Mary Melfi and 1st Lt. Julie Ayres walk down the flightline at a forward-deployed air base in the Middle East on May 3. The three officers are assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and flew combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ayres and Melfi are F-15E Strike Eagle weapons system officers deployed from the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Parham is an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from the South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode)
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Unspent munitions

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Master Sgt. Jay Haas prepares a Maverick missile for repacking. It was unloaded from an A-10 that returned from a combat mission over Iraq. Haas is a weapons loader with the 442nd Fighter Wing from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The wing is deployed to Tallil Air Base in southern Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Terry L. Blevins)
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