BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Capt. Dave Albin, Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq pilot (left), escorts OH-58 Kiowas as they are flown by Iraqi pilots from here to Camp Taji April 25. A total of 10 Kiowas will be used at Camp Taji to conduct training for Iraqi Air Force pilots. Captain Albin is deployed from F.E. Warren, Wyo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Master Sgt. Jason Dean, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning special project manager, strips the plastic casing off of copper cable used in a packaged air conditioning system here, May 26. The system is used to maintain cool temperatures surrounding mission essential computer equipment in the Air Terminal Operations Center. Most daily temperatures at Balad AB this month have been either at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Sergeant Dean is deployed from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)