Tech. Sgt. Justin Cooks loads a pallet of supplies onto a C-130 Hercules at Balad Air Base, Iraq, for an air drop mission to Army ground troops at a forward-deployed location in Southwest Iraq. Sergeant Cooks is a loadmaster with the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Jasmine Chopra)
Lt. Col. Shane Riza is greeted by Lt. Col. Thomas Klopotek at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 2 after flying a new Block 40 F-16 Fighting Falcon to Kunsan from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The upgraded fighter was the first of several F-16s the 8th Fighter Wing was receiving as part of the Common Configuration Implementation Program. Colonel Klopotek is the 80th Fighter Squadron commander. Colonel Riza is the 80th FS director of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steven R. Doty)