All clear

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Richard Rau, 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron patrolman, clears enemy weapons that have been laid out and marked for destruction here March 18. The various weapons were collected over time from amnesty boxes and units across JBB to enhance base security and force protection. Rau is deployed here from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is a native of Lake Odessa, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)

EO equal across service lines

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Master Sgt. Joe Newton, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing equal opportunity director, teaches a portion of the Army?s Equal Opportunity Leader?s Course here March 16. Newton was the only Air Force instructor teaching during the Army course. Newton is deployed here from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

Wright-Patterson Medical Center

Wright-Patterson Medical Center is one of the Air Force's largest. It is operated by men and women of the 88th Medical Group, part of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Eligible beneficiaries can access the hospital from Gate 12B, off of Ohio State Route 444 in Fairborn. For more information visit www.wpafb.af.mil/units/wpmc/. (U.S. Air Force photo)

ESFS inspections allow safe, sound base security

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Tech. Sgt. Michael Carley, 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron member, deployed from Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, looks for contraband and hazardous items inside a closet of third country nationals here, Jan. 30. The Ashmond, Ky., native also looks for fire hazards and unsafe items in TCN work areas as a part of health and wellness inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)

Lifesaver

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq ? Senior Airman Steven Slocum, 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron security forces member deployed here from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, lubricates a nasopharyngeal airway before inserting it into the nasal passage of a fellow Combat Life Saver Course student here March 2. Performing an NPA was a skill required for course students to receive their CLS certification. Students were required to both administer and receive an NPA on each other. Once CLS-certified, servicemembers are trained to provide immediate care, administer IV fluids to control shock, and perform needle chest decompression for a casualty with tension pneumothorax. A tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening condition that results from a progressive deterioration and worsening of a simple pneumothorax, collapsed lung. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

Lifesaver

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq ? Senior Airman Steven Slocum, 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron security forces member deployed here from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, prepares to insert a nasopharyngeal airway into the nasal passage of Staff Sgt. Crystal Mims, 332nd ESFS security forces member deployed from Travis AFB, Calif., and fellow Combat Life Saver Course student here March 2. Performing an NPA was a skill required for course students to receive their CLS certification. Students were required to both administer and receive an NPA on each other. Once CLS-certified, servicemembers are trained to provide immediate care, administer IV fluids to control shock, and perform needle chest decompression for a casualty with tension pneumothorax. A tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening condition that results from a progressive deterioration and worsening of a simple pneumothorax, collapsed lung. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

CASF cares for transient wounded

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Cassandra Hamric, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, loads the luggage of the wounded patients onto the Ambus at an air base in Southwest Asia, March 1. Once the bags are unloaded off of the aircraft, they are checked against a manifest to ensure all of the bags have arrived with the patients. Airman Hamric is deployed from Wright-Patterson AFB, OH and is originally from Canton, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

CASF cares for transient wounded

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Alyssa Aguilar, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, checks the baggage manifest for the Air Evacuation patients deplaning to the facility at an air base in Southwest Asia, March 1. All baggage is accounted for to ensure the patient arrive with all of their personal items. Airman Aguilar is deployed from Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, and is originally from Sacramento, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

Wright-Patt AIrmen deploy to Ecuador at MEDRETE

Dr. (Capt.) Amit Bhatt, 88th Medical Group pediatric resident from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio deployed to Zhina, Ecuador, with a MEDRETE team, providing humanitarian medical support to four villages surrounding Cuenca, Ecuador. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Wright-Patt AIrmen deploy to Ecuador at MEDRETE

Dr. (Lt. Col.) James Rick, from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and an Ecuadorian physician take a break from providing patient care during a visit to Tomebamba, Ecuador. Rick and other 88th Medical Group Airmen deployed to Ecuador supporting U.S. Southern Command's MEDRETE exercise in September and October 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Pre-deployment Fair

Joshua King sports a new look after getting his face painted at a Pre-deployment Fair for base Airmen and their families Jan. 31 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Joshua is the son of Jim and Capt. Teresa King with the Air Force Institute of Technology. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Pre-deployment Fair

Chief Master Sgt. John L. Hoffman, 88th Air Base Wing Command Chief, discusses support to deployed servicemembers with American Red Cross volunteer Patrick Tuffey. The American Red Cross was among about two dozen community partners at a Pre-Deployment Fair for Airmen and their Families held Jan. 31 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)