SPC Charlie Aguayo, a mechanic with the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 720th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, native of Waxahachie, Texas, repairs a compressor in the 720th MP Bn. motor pool on Camp Striker. Mechanics from the brigade are an invaluable resource supporting the brigade's mission as they keep the unit's fleet of vehicles and equipment in top-notch shape while continuously exceeding operational readiness standard.
Pic: SGT Daniel Blottenberger

Joint force service members who volunteered their time to help with the United Service Organizations grand opening event pose in front of the first USO in Iraq. The grand opening event was attended by Army Gen. David Petraeus, commanding general of Multi-National Force-Iraq, as well as the USO Board of Governors.
Pic: Senior Airman Julianne Showalter

Airman 1st Class Jason Kahawaiolaa, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintainer, uses a pneumatic grinder to fabricate a metal repair plate for an F-16 Fighting Falcon. Structural maintainers can repair fighters and return them operational status in less than a day. Airman Kahawaiolaa is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
Pic: Senior Airman Julianne Showalter

Airman 1st Class Christopher Hunter, one of the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and heavy equipment flight's Dirt Boyz, spreads concrete with a modified rake on the flightline. Spreading out the concrete helps to prevent waste and over flow onto the existing pad. Airman Hunter is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Force Base, Germany.
Pic: Senior Airman Julianne Showalter

SSG Lee Sinclair, one of the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and heavy equipment flight's Dirt Boyz, smoothes out the edge of a concrete pad on the flightline. The pad will take 28 days to dry before F-16 Fighting Falcons will be able to park on it. SSG Sinclair is deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan.
Pic: Senior Airman Julianne Showalter