Eielson wraps up RED FLAG-Alaska 11-2 Exercise

An A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis on the runway before take-off during RED FLAG-Alaska 11-2 July 15, 2011, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A, a two week long exercise, focuses on aerial combat training for U.S. and allied forces and is conducted within the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, a 67,000 square mile training range. The A-10 is assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Miguel Lara III)

Beverly Midnight 11-3

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Firefighters from 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, after extinguishing a fire, pull dummies out of the building here during Exercise Beverly Midnight 11-3 July 28. The new modified Joint Firefighter Integrated Response Ensemble consists of an outer shell to provide liquid protection and a carbon-bead filter material on the inside for vapor protection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

36 CRG train during Talisman Sabre 2011

Staff Sgt. Daisy Salas briefs fellow members of the 36th Contingency Response Group here, prior to a jump during Talisman Sabre 2011. All jumpers must conduct pre-jump training before to any jump. Talisman Sabre 2011 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct combined task force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts. (Photo by Sara Csurilla)

Team Hickam participates in AMC Rodeo kick-off

A special tactics Airman parachutes from the sky carrying an American flag during the opening ceremonies for the 2011 Air Mobility Rodeo at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 24. The Rodeo is a biennial, international airlift competition hosted by AMC which allows the United States and allied air forces to enjoy camaraderie while sharpening each other’s skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carolyn Herrick)

Pacific Angel - Mongolia

Pacific Angel-Mongolia U.S. medical planner, Air Force Master Sgt. Ashly Erickson, and Mongolian medical planner, Army Major Naranzul Tumurbaatar, were interviewed by regional and local media from Hentii province during medical outreach services at Tsenkermandal clinic. This is the first Pacific Angel in Mongolia from July 18-23, 2011. A joint and combined team of 130 Mongolian, U.S., and Sri Lankan military medical providers, engineers, and support staff, along with Project Hope and interpreters, are providing health screenings, veterinay, and engineering projects in Tsenkermandal, Delgerkhaan, and Jargaltkhaan remote villages and in Ondorkhaan in Hentii province. Pacific Angels cultivate bonds and foster goodwill between the U.S. and Asian-Pacific countries through capacity-building in humanitarian assistance. In its fourth year, Pacific Angels are planned and executed by at 13th Air Force at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Tracey Saiki)

Pacific Angel - Mongolia

Hentii province regional and local media interviewed Mongolia U.S. Ambassador John Addleton while he visited the medical clinic site at Tsenkermandal village. He also visited the engineering construction site in Tsenkermandal and the outpatient clinic in Ondorkhaan city. This is the first Pacific Angel in Mongolia from July 18-23, 2011. Outreach programs in medical, dental, optometry, veterinary and engineering are being held in Delgerkhaan, Jargaltkhaan, and Tsenkhermandal remote villages and Ondorkhaan city. Pacific Angels cultivate bonds and foster goodwill between the U.S. and Asian-Pacific countries through capacity-building in humanitarian assistance. In its fourth year, Pacific Angels are planned and executed by at 13th Air Force at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Tracey Saiki)