KIRKUK, Iraq (AFPN) -- Lt. Col. Thomas Brown (center) and Tech. Sgt. Billy Tramel (right) speak to Iraqi pipeline protection officers at a canal crossing. They talked about recent damage to the pipeline and security challenges. Colonel Brown is commander of the 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. Sergeant Tramel is a member of the squadron's petroleum oil and infrastructure team, or POInT. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)