U.S. Army Spc. Robert Irwin conducts a security patrol in Afghanistan's Paktya province on Jan. 30, 2012. Irwin is an infantryman assigned to Dog Company, Task Force Gold Geronimo, part of Spartan Brigade. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson, U.S. Army. (Released)
—Please note: As of February 1st, DEFENSE STANDARD Operations Center has relocated to more spacious accommodations at 14310 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 200. Now we are even closer to the USCENTCOM AND USSOCOM HQ's.
Air Force Capt. Brandon Lavalley breaks right on a final approach over northern Las Vegas during day three of Red Flag 12-2 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 25, 2012. Lavalley is a pilot assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron. Coalition partners from South Korea and Saudi Arabia participated in the joint training exercise. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Benjamin Bloker
Air Force maintainers remove snow from a C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 12, 2012. The airmen are assigned to the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and the C-17 crew are assigned to the 3rd Wing. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cynthia Spalding
U.S. troops walk to the Department of Public Works facility and a water distribution point to inspect a project in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2012. The troops are assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team. The project is set to be complete in two weeks. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sean Martin
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hill, left, directs villagers to his Mi-17 helicopter in Shewa village in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, Jan. 24, 2012. Hill is an Mi-17 helicopter engineer assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo
