Working in the sand
Staff Sgt. John Carlson (right) and Senior Airman Tyson Powell, both assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, fill sand bags Nov. 4 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The sandbags will be used to fortify emergency bunkers in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Sergeant Carlson, a native of Tacoma, Wash., is deployed from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Airman Powell, from Tomah, Wis., is deployed from Royal Air Force Alconbury, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)