FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Senior Airman Chris Clawson provides cover fire during a tactics training exercise Oct. 13. Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge team are spending three weeks here in preparation for the 2004 Defender Challenge competition. Defender Challenge held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a security forces competition pitting competitors from major commands against one another over a series of events including marksmanship, tactics and physical fitness. Airman Clawson is assigned to the 39th Security Forces Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)   Download Full Image

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Senior Airman Adam Dermish and Airman 1st Class Jason Johnston acquire enemy targets during a tactics training exercise Oct. 13. Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge team are spending three weeks here in preparation for the 2004 Defender Challenge competition. Defender Challenge held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a security forces competition pitting competitors from major commands against one another over a series of events including marksmanship, tactics and physical fitness. Both Airmen are assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)   Download Full Image

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Airman 1st Class Jason Johnston signals team members to freeze upon sighting enemy vehicles during a tactics training exercise Oct. 13. Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge team are spending three weeks here in preparation for the 2004 Defender Challenge competition. Defender Challenge held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a security forces competition pitting competitors from major commands against one another over a series of events including marksmanship, tactics and physical fitness. Airman Johnston is assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)   Download Full Image

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. - Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge team set up a base of fire after contact with enemy forces during a tactics training exercise Oct. 13. The team is spending three weeks here in preparation for the 2004 Defender Challenge competition. Defender Challenge held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a security forces competition pitting competitors from major commands against one another over a series of events including marksmanship, tactics and physical fitness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)   Download Full Image

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Senior Airman Greg Davidson reacts to fire during a tactics training exercise Oct. 13. Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge team are spending three weeks here in preparation for the 2004 Defender Challenge competition. Defender Challenge, held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a security forces competition. Airman Davidson is assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)   Download Full Image

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Senior Airman Chris Clawson points out direction of a truck seen on a ridgeline during a tactics training reconnaissance mission Oct. 13. Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge team are spending three weeks here in preparation for the 2004 Defender Challenge competition. Defender Challenge held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a security forces competition pitting competitors from major commands against one another. Airman Clawson is assigned to the 39th Security Forces Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)  Download Full Image

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Senior Airman Adam Dermish and Airman 1st Class Jason Johnston gets a fix on location using a precision lightweight global positioning system receiver during a tactics training reconnaissance mission Oct 13. Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge team are spending three weeks here in preparation for the 2004 Defender Challenge competition. Defender Challenge held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a security forces competition pitting competitors from major commands against one another over a series of events including marksmanship, tactics and physical fitness. Both Airmen are assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)  Download Full Image

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. - Airman 1st Class Nathan Wyckoff traverses under a barbed wire fence during a reconnaissance mission Oct 13. Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge team are spending three weeks here in preparation for the 2004 Defender Challenge competition. Defender Challenge held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a security forces competition pitting competitors from major commands against one another over a series of events. Airman Wyckoff is assigned to the 85th Security Forces Squadron, Keflavik Air Base, Iceland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)  Download Full Image

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Staff Sgt. Sally McCabe fires a M-9 Berretta at iron targets during a course of fire that will test marksmanship and speed Oct. 11. Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge team are spending three weeks here in preparation for the 2004 Defender Challenge competition. Defender Challenge held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a security forces competition pitting competitors from major commands against one another over a series of events including marksmanship, tactics and physical fitness. Sergeant McCabe is assigned to the 85th Security Forces Squadron, Keflavik Air Base, Iceland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)  Download Full Image

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Senior Airman Robert Crenshaw aims with an M-9 Berretta at iron targets during a course that will tests marksmanship and speed Oct. 11. Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge team are spending three weeks here in preparation for the 2004 Defender Challenge competition. Defender Challenge, held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a security forces competition. Airman Crenshaw is assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squadron at Royal Air Force, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)  Download Full Image

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- At early morning physical training, members of U.S. Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge team perform flutter kicks to start their day Oct. 11. The team is spending three weeks here in preparation for the 2004 Defender Challenge competition. Defender Challenge held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a security forces competition pitting competitors from major commands against one another over a series of events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)   Download Full Image

OVER IRAQ -- First Lt. Damon Overson scans the instrument panel in a C-130 Hercules during a flight into Iraq on Oct. 10. Pilots from the 746th and 386th Expeditionary Airlift Squadrons at a forward-deployed location fly daily missions supporting operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Lieutenant Overson is assigned to the 746th EAS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Aaron Burgstein)   Download Full Image

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. Carlos Marrero calls the tower to close a taxiway so maintenance crews can remove aerospace ground equipment. Sergeant Marrero is the airfield manager at a forward-deployed location. His job requires him to inspect the airfield daily. He is deployed from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (Courtesy photo)  Download Full Image

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Maj. James Kahler, a physician assistant, makes a diagnosis with physical therapist Capt. Kendra Warner. Both are assigned to the 15th Medical Group here. (Courtesy photo)  Download Full Image

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Capt. Jacqueline King exams one of the more than 25 patients she sees daily. She is a physician assistant assigned to the 15th Medical Group here. (Courtesy photo)  Download Full Image