Through friendship, Airmen advise Iraqi Army

Tech. Sgt. Stacie Coleman, 467th Expeditionary Intelligence Squadron medical and public affairs advisor, meets with Iraqi Army Col. Sadiq, a media officer at the Basra Operations Center in Southern Iraq, while John Abimerhi, a U.S.-contracted linguist, translates the discussion Oct. 15, 2011. While working together, Airmen provided guidance and training while also building friendship and trust with their Iraqi counterparts. Coleman is deployed from Joint Base Andrews, Md., and is from Jamaica Queens, N.Y. Abimerhi is from Mendon, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Through friendship, Airmen advise Iraqi Army

Iraqi Army Brig. Gen. Abdukadum, an intelligence officer at the Basra Operations Center in Southern Iraq, meets with Maj. John Keys, an intelligence advisor from the 467th Expeditionary Intelligence Squadron, Oct. 15, 2011. Airmen provided guidance and training while also building friendship and trust with their Iraqi counterparts. Keys is deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., and is from Columbus, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Traveling Weather Technician

Staff Sgt. Daniel Robinson(right), 368th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group weather techinician, repairs an Ellison Weather Radar at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, along with Airman 1st Class Michael Becker, 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron. Robinson is deployed from Hurlburt Field, Fla., and is from West Palm Beach, Fla. (Courtesy Photo)

6 nights and 1,100 miles later, we're home!

U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 70th medium truck detachment and U.S. Army Minnesota National Guard members assigned to B-Troop, 1-94 Cavalry, Pine City MN, pose for a group photo after successfully transporting equipment out of Iraq on Oct. 30, 2011. The Joint team drove more than 1,100 miles and hauled 43 truckloads of supplies and equipment out of Iraq. The 70th MTD runs the convoy operations while B-Troop provides security. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

JB Balad wraps up operations

Senior Airman Roxanne Chambers, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing cyber transporter, takes inventory of turned-in flat panel monitors at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2011. JB Balad has disassembled units, turned in equipment, and shut down services to transition the base to the Iraqi government. Chambers if deployed from the 232nd Combat Communications Squadron at Montgomery, Ala. Air National Guard, and is from Elmore Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

JB Balad wraps up operations

An Airman of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing puts away turned-in computer hardware at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2011. More than 12,000 pieces of equipment were turned in during the final days of operation at JB Balad. JB Balad has disassembled units, turned in equipment, and shut down services to transition the base to the Iraqi government. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)