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Joint patrol provides Airmen with valuable knowledge

Soldiers help Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnathon Krueger across a irrigation canal outside Joint Base Balad, Iraq, during Operation Lewis and Clark Sept. 11. Operation Lewis and Clark was a joint patrol in which Air Force security forces Airmen were introduced to Balad's outer perimeter. Since Americans began operating from Balad in 2003, the Army has been responsible for base security. The 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Group will soon be the largest security forces unit deployed in combat to defend an air base since Vietnam. Sergeant Krueger is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

Soldiers and Airmen patrol the perimeter of Joint Base Balad, Iraq during Operation Lewis and Clark Sept. 11. Operation Lewis and Clark was a joint patrol in which Air Force security forces Airmen were introduced to Balad's outer perimeter. Since Americans began operating from Balad in 2003, the Army has been responsible for base security. The 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Group will soon be the largest security forces unit deployed in combat to defend an air base since Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Joint patrol provides Airmen with valuable knowledge

Second Lt. Chang Ahn and Major David McCulley update perimeter maps to increase base security during Operation Lewis and Clark Sept. 11 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Operation Lewis and Clark was a joint patrol in which Air Force security forces Airmen were introduced to Balad's outer perimeter. Since Americans began operating from Balad in 2003, the Army has been responsible for base security. The 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Ground will soon be the largest security forces unit deployed in combat to defend an airbase since Vietnam. Lieutenant Ahn is a 5th Battalion 82nd Field Artillery 2nd Platoon leader. Major McCulley is a 5th Battalion 82nd Field Artillery Battalion operations officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

Tech. Sgt. Bobby Howard patrols the near 36-mile perimeter of Joint Base Balad, Iraq, during Operation Lewis and Clark Sept. 11. Operation Lewis and Clark was a joint patrol in which Air Force security forces Airmen were introduced to Balad's outer perimeter, an area in which they will assume responsibility from the Army. Sergeant Howard is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Joint patrol provides Airmen with valuable knowledge

Airmen and Soldiers prepare for Operation Lewis and Clark Sept. 11 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Operation Lewis and Clark was a joint patrol in which Air Force security forces Airmen were introduced to Balad's outer perimeter, an area in which they will assume responsibility from the Army. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Protected outside the wire

Airmen climb into a mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, before going outside the wire to a forward operating base in a convoy. The vehicles have saved countless lives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

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Breaking ground

At Ali Base, Iraq, Staff Sgt. Trevor Petersma levels sand as it is poured into a trench Aug. 15. The 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron is rerouting the power supply, and laying water and sewage systems in the transition from base tents to trailers. Sergeant Petersma is a utilities systems craftsman with the 407th ECES. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

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Breaking ground

Staff Sgt. Trevor Petersma protects his face from sand as it is poured into a trench Aug. 15 at Ali Base, Iraq. In the transition from tents to trailers, the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron is rerouting the power supply and laying water and sewage systems. Sergeant Petersma, a utilities systems craftsman with the 407th ECES, is deployed from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

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Breaking ground

Staff Sgt. Trevor Petersma levels sand as it is poured into a trench Aug. 15 at Ali Base, Iraq. In the transition from base tents to trailers, the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron is rerouting the power supply, and laying water and sewage systems. Sergeant Petersma is a utilities systems craftsman with the 407th ECES. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

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Breaking ground

Staff Sgt. Trevor Petersma and Airman 1st Class Aaron Weathers measure the distance between metal supports for water and sewage lines Aug. 15 at Ali Base, Iraq. In the transition from base tents to trailers, the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron is rerouting the power supply along with laying water and sewage systems. Sergeant Petersma is deployed from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., and Airman Weathers is deployed from F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

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RED HORSE Airmen give Iraqis reason for hope

Senior Airman Robert Smith shows an Iraqi boy how to write his name in English at Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Aug. 28. Airman Smith is a broadcaster with U.S. Air Forces Central -- Baghdad Media Outreach Team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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RED HORSE Airmen give Iraqis reason for hope

Master Sgt. Patrick Wrathell shows an Iraqi student worker how to cut tile at Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Aug. 27. Sergeant Wrathell is the first sergeant and the NCO in charge of downtown operations for 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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RED HORSE Airmen give Iraqis reason for hope

Master Sgt. Patrick Wrathell shows an Iraqi student worker how to cut tile at Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Aug. 27. Sergeant Wrathell is the first sergeant and the NCO in charge of downtown operations for 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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RED HORSE Airmen give Iraqis reason for hope

Tech. Sgt. Jason Filasky talks with a contractor about the tile being used for a battled damaged home in the city of Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Aug. 27. Sergeant Filasky is a contracting representative with the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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RED HORSE Airmen give Iraqis reason for hope

HAWR RAJAB, IRAQ -- Iraqi student workers listen to a lecture during the builders course of the Village of Hope program at Hawr Rajab, Iraq on Aug. 26. At the start of the course all students receive steel-toe boots, work gloves, coveralls, eye protection and a hard hat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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RED HORSE Airmen give Iraqis reason for hope

Iraqi student workers in the electrical training course wire-up an electrical panel during their final performance exam at Hawr Rajab, Iraq on Aug. 26. The course is apart of the Village of Hope program and is designed for former Sons of Iraq and Concerned Local Citizens to receive a trade that will help get them a job and rebuild their city that was battle damaged by al-Qaida in 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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Joint STARS in the Desert Sky

A U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) from the 7th Expeditionary Air Combat and Control Squadron sits on the ramp before a mission over Iraq on Sept. 1. This flight marks 116th Air Control Wing’s Joint STARS 40,000 combat hours supporting the Global War on Terror. The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, and reconnaissance platform. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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Joint STARS in the Desert Sky

A U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) from the 7th Expeditionary Air Combat and Control Squadron sits on the ramp before a mission over Iraq on Sept. 1. This flight marks 116th Air Control Wing’s Joint STARS 40,000 combat hours supporting the Global War on Terror. The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, and reconnaissance platform. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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AFPC commander discusses personnel support for deployed Airmen

Maj. Gen. K. C. McClain (left) speaks with Lt. Gen. Gary North (right) and Col. John Dolan about their tour of the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Management Flight at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Aug. 27. General McClain accompanied General North on a tour of the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility. This is General McClain's first visit to the Middle East since assuming command of the Air Force Personnel Center in January. General North is the commander of U.S. Air Forces Central and the Combined Forces Air Component commander. Colonel Dolan is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Richard Lisum)

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AFPC commander visits deployed air bases

Maj. Gen. K. C. McClain, commander of the Air Force Personnel Center, visits with Airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Aug. 25 in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)

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