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Keesler hospital takes big step forward

Brig. Gen. (Dr.) James Dougherty (right) and Brig. Gen. Paul Capasso (left) applaud after Lt. Gen. (Dr.) James G. Roudebush officially re-opens the Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., medical center Aug. 29. General Roudebush is the Air Force surgeon general. General Capasso is commander of the 81st Training Wing, and General Dougherty is commander of the 81st Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo Jr.)

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Flight arms the fight

Senior Airman Jean Jackson repairs a wing rail from an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Armament Flight is responsible for the maintenance of the system on which the F-16 carries its weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Croxon)

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Salvaged flight deck from C-5 mishap becomes tool

Airmen from Dover Air Force Base, Del., load a C-5 Galaxy flight deck onto another C-5 for transport to Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Aug. 22. The flight deck from the C-5 that crashed April 3 will be used as a simulator to help train and test aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class James Bolinger)

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Salvaged flight deck from C-5 mishap becomes tool

(Left to right) Staff Sgt. John Rollins, Airman 1st Class Shain Brower, Staff Sgt. Stuard Smith II and Senior Airman Joseph Moseley load a C-5 Galaxy flight deck onto another C-5 for transport to Robins Air Force Base, Ga. The flight deck from the C-5 that crashed April 3 will be used to as a training simulator. Sergeant Rollins and Airmen Brower and Moseley are assigned to the 436th Aerial Port Squadron; Sergeant Smith is with the 9th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class James Bolinger)

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Preparing for delivery

Airmen 1st Class James Kerr (right) and Spencer Stacey chain down a truck in a C-17 Globemaster III before takeoff from a forward operating location in Southwest Asia on Aug. 5. A C-17 from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron transported the vehicle to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Airman Kerr is with the 8th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; Airman Stacey is with the 816th EAS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

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Life changes in a matter of seconds

Brig. Gen. Robin Rand talks with Airman 1st Class Joshua Collins after presenting him with the Purple Heart at Balad Air Base, Iraq, on July 20. Airman Collins was wounded by a roadside bomb while driving a convoy truck north of Balad. General Rand is commander of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Croxon)

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On a mission

(From left) Maj. James Greathouse, Tech. Sgt. Chris Berry and 1st Lt. Nicole Foster land in a KC-10 Extender on a runway in Southwest Asia after an Operation Iraqi Freedom mission on July 18. The Airmen are with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

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Maintenance teams work to keep F-16s flying

Airman 1st Class James Ballard studies the technical orders of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The phase teams work around the clock to get two squadrons of F-16s inspected and flying in three days on average. Airman Ballard is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kerry Solan-Johnson)

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'Ammo' Airmen arm Bagram's war fighters

Staff Sgt. James McCall uses a mallet to install a bearing assembly into the wheel of a trailer used to transport bombs and other ordnance on July 7. Sergeant McCall is an Air Force Reserve munitions specialist deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. He and other munitions flight members receive, inspect, store, assemble and deliver munitions for use on aircraft and in small arms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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Four Airmen find home at international base

(From left) Senior Master Sgt. Philip Welsh, Staff Sgts. Sean Schuster and William Cook and Master Sgt. Robert James stand in their fuel storage area at Chaghcharan Forward-Operating Base, Afghanistan. The four Airmen are the only American presence at the base run by the Lithuanian military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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More airborne cargo means fewer convoys

Airman 1st Class Jeff Boutin and fellow aerial porters load a C-130 Hercules at Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Tuesday, July 4. More than 12,000 tons of cargo were moved by the squadron in June. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Croxon)

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Aversion to needles doesn't stop donor

Staff Sgt. Bret Departu donates his eighth unit of platelets at Balad Air Base, Iraq. He is an Air National Guardsman with the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Croxon)

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Dynamic Weasel keeps pilots sharp

Capt. Ben Russo does a pre-flight check on his F-16 Fighting Falcon before a mission supporting Operation Dynamic Weasel on Thursday, June 29, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The exercise features various aircraft imitating combat operations in Southwest Asia. Captain Russo is assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James Arrowood)

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Dynamic Weasel keeps pilots sharp

Staff Sgt. Brian Gaylor does a pre-flight check of an F-16 Fighting Falcon before a mission in support of Operation Dynamic Weasel on Thursday, June 29, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The exercise features various aircraft imitating combat operations in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Gaylor is a crew chief with the 77th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James Arrowood)

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Dynamic Weasel keeps pilots sharp

Capt. Ben Russo does a pre-flight check on his F-16 Fighting Falcon before a mission supporting Operation Dynamic Weasel on Thursday, June 29, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The exercise features various aircraft imitating combat operations in Southwest Asia. Captain Russo is assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James Arrowood)

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Airmen prepare base for return to Iraqi control

Master Sgt. James Trefurt leads Iraqi soldiers in physical training at Camp Rustamiyah, Iraq, on Thursday, June 22. The soldiers are with the base defense battalion preparing to take over security for the camp, which houses NATO forces and the Iraqi Military Academy. Sergeant Trefurt is the NCO in charge of operations for the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

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Technology offers high-tech patient monitoring

Col. (Dr.) James Henderson, director of the Air Force Expeditionary Medical Skills Institute, views a patient's vital signs (enlarged at right) through a medical heads-up display. Colonel Henderson is a member of the critical care air transport team executive council. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/John Marshall)

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Combat Mobility Element moves cargo quickly, safely

Airman James Ngo marshals in a second armored personnel carrier onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Australia, on Tuesday, May 30, 2006. Two C-17s from the 15th Airlift Wing and the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, are helping the Australian Defense Force reposition its forces in Australia to better support peace operations in East Timor. Airman Ngo is assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Wild Blue Country headed yonder

Guitarists Master Sgt. James Bristow and Tech. Sgt. Stephen Brannen of Wild Blue Country rehearse for the band's upcoming deployment to the Middle East. The group will bring music to several forward operating bases that have not had live entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. John Ross)

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Postal Service reissues Purple Heart stamp

James Randles, national commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, congratulates Army Spc. Michael Hilliard and Army Spc. Ian Wagner after they received their Purple Hearts at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2006. The presentation was part of the issuance ceremony for the new version of the Purple Heart definitive stamp. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Sara Wood)

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