Staff Sgt. David Nixon refuels a C-17 Globemaster III June 18 during aerial refueling practice. A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan is at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, practicing with a C-17 Globemaster III from the 535th Airlift Squadron for the Air Mobility Command Rodeo. Sergeant Nixon is a boom operator from the 909th ARS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
Staff Sgt. Allan Gillespie clears an M-16 rifle during a base-wide arming exercise June 14 at Ali Air Base, Iraq. Ali AB Airmen participated in the exercise to help fine-tune weapons distributing procedures in case of a real-world threat to the base. Sergeant Gillespie is assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca)
Airman from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, load onto a bus here at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea for their 120 day deployment. This is the first time that a US Air Forces in Europe base has deployed to a Pacific Air Force base. (US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven R. Doty)