Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team

U.S. Air Force Captain Patrick Kolesiak, Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, lead Civil Engineer walks through a valley in Afghanistan Mar. 4, 2009, while surveying for the possibility of constructing a paved road. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Stratton, Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) commander, talks to villagers Mar. 4, 2009, about a Micro hydro pump provided by the Panjshir PRT in Afghanistan. The micro hydro uses water to create power for the village. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)Released

Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team

U.S. military and civilian agency members of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team conduct a meeting with the deputy governor Abdul Kabiri to discuss issues pertaining to the province Mar. 3, 2009, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team

An Afghan butcher stands in front of his business in the Panjshir Province of Afghanistan March 3, 2009. U.S. Air Force and Army members of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team have cooperated with the local government to give business loans to afghans in the valley.

Operation Enduring Freedom

Container Delivery System (CDS) bundles fall to the drop zone after exiting an 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III during a high altitude airdrop mission in Afghanistan Feb. 14, 2009, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)Released

Operation Enduring Freedom

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rory Nowosielski, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, stands on the ramp as Container Delivery System (CDS) bundles exit the aircraft during a high altitude airdrop mission in Afghanistan Feb. 14, 2009, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)Released

Operation Enduring Freedom

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matt Pinkerton (left), a C-17 Globemaster III pilot, scans the horizon while Capt. Joe Beal (right), also a C-17 pilot from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, flies a mission over Afghanistan on Feb. 14, 2009, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)Released

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Airman 1st Class Tyler Williams refuels an E-8C Joint STARS over Iraq Feb. 10, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Airman Williams is from Meridian, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.) Released

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Capt. Micah Vander Veen (Left) and 1st Lt. Jake Houston (right), assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, fly a KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling mission while being documented by Sttaff Sgt. Chalanda Roberts, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, on Feb. 10, 2009. The mission was in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lt. Houston's home town is Buffalo, Ill., and Capt. Vandeer Veen is from Linden, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.) Released

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Capt. Micah Vander Veen (Left) and 1st Lt. Jake Houston, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, fly an air refueling mission aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker on Feb. 10, 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lt. Houston's home town is Buffalo, Ill., and Capt. Vandeer Veen is from Linden, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.) Released

Afghan command and control graduates

Members of the Afghan Army Air Corps. sit through a graduation ceremony for the first ever Afghan Command and Control Center Course on January 24, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The command and control course is four weeks long and graduated 16 members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

Afghans reach ‘wild blue yonder’

Air Force Master Sgt. Jacob Larsen from the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group requests a form from Afghan Air Corps MI-17 helicopter mechanics at a military installation in Kabul, Afghanistan on Jan. 22, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

Airman leads joint team in managing the enemy's cache

TAJI, Iraq -- A box of captured enemy flare pistols is to be shipped at Taji Military Base, Iraq. All captured enemy weapons are accounted for before getting destroyed. AK-47 rifles, knives, and pistol are some of the captured enemy weapons that have been turned in to be destroyed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

Airman leads joint team in managing the enemy's cache

TAJI, Iraq -- Capt. Ted Yang, J4 Taji Liaison Officer, poses for a photo at Taji Military Base, Iraq. Yang, a Fresno, Calif. native, is deployed from the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Whiteman, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

Airman leads joint team in managing the enemy's cache

TAJI, Iraq -- Army Sgt. 1st Class Alejandro Jimenez, Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq J4, Collective Weapons Point non-commissioned officer in charge, places AK-47 rifles into a shipping crate at Taji Military Base, Iraq. The captured enemy weapons are accounted for and then shipped out to be destroyed. Jimenez, a Patchogue, N.Y. native, is deployed from the U.S. Army Europe, 7th Army, Heidelberg, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

Iraqi Aircraft Structural Maintenance Course

TAJI, Iraq -- Iraqi air force warrant officer Hussen Mohammad practices chain drilling a sheet of metal during the fabrication section of the aircraft structural maintenance course at Al-Taji Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

Iraqi Aircraft Structural Maintenance Course

TAJI, Iraq -- Iraqi air force warrant officer Omar Saaed marks the cutting radius of his replacement sheet metal during the aircraft structural maintenance course at Al-Taji Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

Iraqi Aircraft Structural Maintenance Course

TAJI, Iraq -- Iraqi air force warrant officer Omar Saaed files down a replacement sheet metal during the aircraft structural maintenance course at Al-Taji Air Base, Iraq. The course teaches how to evaluate damage, removal of damaged piece and how to fabricate a new replacement part. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

Airmen Train Iraqi Firefighters

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi firefighters don their personal protective equipment before participating in a live fire exercise in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 24. The firefighters are part of a 60-day firefighter apprentice course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

Airmen Train Iraqi Firefighters

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Master Sgt. James Brody, assistant firefighter instructor, creates a simulated car fire for a live burn exercise in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 24. Brody, a Syracuse, N.Y. native, is deployed from the 174th Fighter Wing, Syracuse Air National Guard, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

Airmen Train Iraqi Firefighters

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An Iraqi firefighter double checks his partner's personal protective equipment before participating in a live fire training scenario in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 24. The firefighters are taking the firefighter apprentice course being taught by members of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

TAC-Ps

FORWARD OPERATING BASE ORGUN-E, Afghanistan -- Tactical air control patrol members Tech. Sgt. Harvey Wagenmaker and Airman 1st Class Eric Czachor serve as liaisons between Army ground commanders and pilots to coordinate close-air support to eliminate enemy threats. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

TAC-P

As a joint terminal attack controller with the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, Tech. Sgt. Harvey Wagenmaker is a liaison between Army ground commanders and pilots. He's responsible for planning, communicating and coordinating close-air support to eliminate enemy threats. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

TAC-P

(From left) Tactical air control party member Tech. Sgt. Harvey Wagenmaker, with the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment air liaison officer, stands with Army Sgt. 1st Class James Strickland, Army Staff Sgt. Chris Summers and Army Sgt. 1st Class William Fallin, members of the 2-506th fire effects coordination cell. TAC-P members serve as liaisons between Army ground commanders and pilots in the sky to eliminate the enemy's threat to ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)