IRAQ -- Staff Sgt. John Shepard plays catch with a boy during a recent humanitarian visit to a local village. He is a chaplain's assistant with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Balad Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shaun Emery)
RAQ -- Chaplain (Capt.) Charles Seligman gives a local girl a bracelet during a humanitarian visit. The chaplain, along with volunteers from Balad Air Base, spent time at a local village handing out gifts as part of their mission to maintain and improve relations with Iraqis. He is assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shaun Emery)
IRAQ -- Airman 1st Class Cory Halma gives supplies to a local boy during a humanitarian trip. Airman Halma volunteered to travel off the base to help improve relations between Balad Air Base Airmen and their Iraqi neighbors. He is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shaun Emery)