Airman prepares for mountain marathon in dusty desert

Staff Sgt. Joseph Ritter, 22nd Expeditionary Weather Squadron Detachment 3, runs sprints May 11, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Diamondback, Iraq, in preparation for a 13.1 mile race. The Plattsburg, Mo., native is training to run a half-marathon in Missoula, Mont. Sergeant Ritter is deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Michael Longoria)

Airman prepares for mountain marathon in dusty desert

Staff Sgt. Joseph Ritter, 22nd Expeditionary Weather Squadron Detachment 3, runs sprints May 11, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Diamondback, Iraq, in preparation for a 13.1 mile race. The Plattsburg, Mo., native is training to run a half-marathon in Missoula, Mont. Sergeant Ritter is deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Michael Longoria)

Air Force units combine efforts, teach Iraqi forces abilities for the future

Staff Sgt. Jedidiah Brown, 321st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, helps an Iraqi airman remove a tire from a rim during a vehicle maintenance training class, April 23, 2011, at Contingency Operating Site Warrior. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

Air Force units combine efforts, teach Iraqi forces abilities for the future

Staff Sgt. Jedidiah Brown, 321st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, helps an Iraqi airman remove a tire from a rim during a vehicle maintenance training class, April 23, 2011 at Contingency Operating Site Warrior. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

Airman continues saving lives after trading tennis shoes for combat boots

Capt. Colette Gardner, a 321st Expeditionary Medical Squadron nurse, poses for a photo in the inpatient recovery ward, April 25, 2011, at Contingency Operating Site Warrior. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

EOD team trains Iraqi agencies to save lives

Iraqi air force airmen pass down munitions and unexploded ordnances for a detonation, April 28, 2011, Contingency Operating Site Warrior.(Courtesy Photo)

Deployed Airmen run operation to make Iraq a greener country

Airman 1st Class Andelson Tocong, 321st Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron vehicle maintenance technician, picks up a water bottle left on the side of the roads, April 24, 2011, at Contingency Operating Site Warrior. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

Deployed Airmen run operation to make Iraq a greener country

Airman 1st Class Andelson Tocong, 321st Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron vehicle maintenance technician, picks up a water bottle left on the side of the roads, April 24, 2011, at Contingency Operating Site Warrior. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

Aerial porters make history, unload cargo for all of Iraq

Airmen assigned to the 532nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Air Mobility Flight load a cargo pallet on to a semi-truck April 20, 2011, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The flight recently took on a commercial cargo mission and made history by unloading its first 747 earlier this month. Since then the aerial porters have offloaded three more 747s, which can hold up to 42 pallets each. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Michael Longoria/Released)

Aerial porters make history, unload cargo for all of Iraq

An Airman assigned to the 532nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Air Mobility Flight loads a cargo pallet on to a semi-truck April 20, 2011, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The flight recently took on a commercial cargo mission and made history by unloading its first 747 earlier this month. Since then the aerial porters have offloaded three more 747s, which can hold up to 42 pallets each. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Michael Longoria/Released)

Aerial porters make history, unload cargo for all of Iraq

Airmen assigned to the 532nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Air Mobility Flight offload cargo from a commercial 747 onto a 60K cargo loader April 20, 2011, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The flight recently took on a commercial cargo mission and made history by unloading its first 747 earlier this month. Since then the aerial porters have offloaded three more 747s, which can hold up to 42 pallets each. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Michael Longoria/Released)

Aerial porters make history, unload cargo for all of Iraq

Airmen assigned to the 532nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Air Mobility Flight line up 60K cargo loaders to offload a commercial 747 April 20, 2011, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The flight recently took on a commercial cargo mission and made history by unloading its first 747 earlier this month. Since then the aerial porters have offloaded three more 747s, which can hold up to 42 pallets each. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Michael Longoria/Released)