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)