Col. Steve Tanous and Riki Ellison prepare to break ground Aug. 29 for construction of the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Site Memorial at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The limestone memorial, set to be completed in January 2008, will feature the bronze bust and plaque which was unveiled April 4, 2006, by former First Lady Nancy Reagan during a dedication of the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Site. Colonel Tanous is the 30th Space Wing commander and Mr. Ellison is president and founder of Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cole Presley)
Senior Airman Ashley-Louise Jacobsen helps a young Iraqi boy get a rock out of his sandal during an Aug. 21 visit by 80 Iraqi nationals to the historical Ziggurat located on Ali Base, Iraq. Airman Jacobsen is a member of the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at Ali Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca)
Brig. Gen. Charles W. Lyon (left) follows Airmen with the 64th Air Expeditionary Group as they storm a building during a base defense demonstration Aug. 20 at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia. General Lyon is the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Teresa Sullivan)