Final Approach

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
Snow Patrol
Public Works Patrol

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
Rescue Mission

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
Rappel Ready

U.S. Navy sailors prepare to rappel from an MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis waiting below during a training exercise in the Arabian Sea, Jan. 14, 2012. The sailors are explosive ordnance disposal technicians. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley



