Airman 1st Class James Matthews checks his .50 caliber machine gun prior to convoy departure from Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq. Deployed from the 96th Security Forces Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Airman Matthews is assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's Detachment 6. The detachment sends convoys out daily to assess the capability of Iraqi police stations in the Salah ad Din province. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Richard C. Sater)