Metals Tech

Airman 1st Class Justin Morris works on a piece of aerospace ground equipment May 13; 2013 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Morris is an aircraft metals technologist with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. He is currently serving on his first deployment from Ellsworth Air Force Base; S.D.; and is a native of Grayslake; Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Raymond Hoy)

Metals Tech

Airman 1st Class Justin Morris is an aircraft metals technologist with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. He is currently serving on his first deployment from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., and is a native of Grayslake, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachelle Elsea)

Metals Tech

Airman 1st Class Justin Morris works on a piece of aerospace ground equipment May 13, 2013 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Morris is an aircraft metals technologist with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. He is currently serving on his first deployment from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., and is a native of Grayslake, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Raymond Hoy)

MWD

U.S. Air Force military working dog, Chrach, plays with his ball after a day of training, April 24, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Pasab, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)

MWD

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jessie Johnson, 3rd Infantry Division military working dog handler, and her dog, Chrach, rest after successfully completing explosives detection training, at Forward Operation Base Pasab, Afghanistan, April 24, 2013. Chrach is trained to detect the odor of explosives. Johnson, a native of Reading, Pa., has been a MWD handler for four years and is deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)

MWD

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jessie Johnson, 3rd Infantry Division military working dog handler, plays with her dog, Chrach, before their explosives detection training, at Forward Operation Base Pasab, Afghanistan, April 24, 2013. Chrach is trained to detect the odor of explosives. Johnson, a native of Reading, Pa., has been a MWD handler for four years and is deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)

Day on the Job: Nurse, medical technician

Tech. Sgt. Courtney Leahy practices checking the vitals of mock patient, Senior Airman Jason Henderson, May 9, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing’s medical facility. Leahy and Henderson are 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron medical technicians and deployed here from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. The Air Force Medical Service celebrates Nurse and Medical Technician week May 6 - 12. This year's event is themed delivering quality and innovation in patient care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

Operational cyber warriors maintain information systems

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Ross Lemp and Tech. Sgt. Michael Sequin, 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron electronic warfare maintainers, examine the information systems onboard a RC-135V/W Rivet Joint May 6, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia. The RC-135’s are primarily used as an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform; picking up real-time information on oppositional forces. Lemp and Sequin are deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Night Flying

Master Sgt. Warren Bearup, a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, prepares a boom for an in-air refueling during a mission over an undisclosed location, Southwest Asia, April 25. The mission supported air operations in and around Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Bearup is deployed from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexander Martinez)

Night Flying

Lt. Col. Leah Schmidt, a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, checks her flight instruments after taking off from an undisclosed air base, Southwest Asia, April 25. The mission supported air operations in and around Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Schmidt is deployed from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexander Martinez)

An A-10 love story

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2012. As the aircraft flies low and close to the battle, the pilots are protected by titanium armor and reinforced structural sections, which allows the aircraft to survive direct hits from armor-piercing and high explosive projectiles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)

An A-10 love story

Brig. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella Jr., 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, performs a pre-flight check on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 26, 2013. The A-10 is a specialized ground-attack aircraft which provides close air support to ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)