Friday, December 19, 2008

DISTANT DETONATION - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nyx Zaid Nieves Lopez rolls tape while a U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team uses a radio detonation unit to explode charges set on unspent munitions that were left over from the Iran-Iraq war along with other weapons seized from insurgents by the Iraqi police in Kirkuk, Iraq, Dec. 13, 2008. Lopez is a videographer with Joint Combat Camera at Forward Operating Base Warrior in Iraq. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian L. Short

Labels: Explosive Ordinance Disposal, FOB Warrior, Iraq, Joint Combat Camera, Kirkuk, military cameramen, military photographers, photos, USAF

posted by Pam @ 7:49 AM |

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Sunset Soldiers
The sun sets behind a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, as Soldiers wait in line to board Nov. 17. C-17s can carry payloads up to 169,000 pounds and can land on small airfields. The C-17 is deployed from the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson.

Labels: 437th Aircraft Wing, aircraft, C-17, Globemaster III, Iraq, Joint Base Balad, photos, USAF

posted by Pam @ 7:26 AM |

Thursday, November 13, 2008

NIGHT LIGHTS - U.S. Air Force airmen accompany Iraqi police officers on a walking patrol down Spruce Street handing out flags and leaflets, and hanging signs in the Saydiyah community of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008. The airmen are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom

Labels: 4th Infantry Division, 732nd ESFS, Iraq, Iraqi Police, Saydiyah, USAF</