FOB Sweeney gets a re-supply

A C-130 Hercules prepares to drop supplies to International Security Assistance Forces assigned to Forward Operating Base Sweeney, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. Winds during the drop gusted up to 20mph. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Brian Ferguson)

Winterizing remote Safidar village

A boy from Safidar village receives a few winter supplies from Afghan National Security Forces, Feb. 1. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Shinkai Detachment, visited the village to talk with village elders and help ANSF distribute supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Brian Ferguson / released)

75th EFS, ATTACK!

Staff Sgt. William Cooper conducts an intake and exhaust inspection on an A-10C Thunderbolt II, Jan. 11, 2011, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron recently moved their assets to the other side of the flightline, marking the first of many moves toward consolidating the wing?s missions. Sergeant Cooper is an electro-environmental craftsman assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

75th EFS, ATTACK!

Staff Sgt. Tom Wilson fills an A-10C Thunderbolt II with liquid oxygen, Jan. 11, 2011, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron recently moved their assets to the other side of the flightline, marking the first of many moves toward consolidating the wing?s missions. Sergeant Wilson is a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

Arghandab sees progress

Afghans listen as Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri speaks during the opening of the newly remodeled Arghandab District Center, Dec. 29. Provincial and district leaders were on hand to open the center and speak to the more than 100 local villagers in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Brian Ferguson / released.)

HH-60 Christmas Alert

U.S. Air Force Capt. David Fink, 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, conducts pre-flight checks on an HH-60 Pave Hawk in order to be ready for a mission at a moment's notice at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2010. The rescue squadrons are on alert 24/7 including holidays like Christmas. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Eric Harris, U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs / Released.)

Mission Ready

A C-130H Hercules is illuminated during the night Dec. 10, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron transports coalition troops and supplies throughout Afghanistan using their assigned C-130s. The C-130H, with a maximum payload of 42,000 pounds, is an integral part in supplying remote forward operating bases and troops on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm/Released)

PJ's increase survival rates

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crew takes off for an alert mission at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. The 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron recently brought back the ability to take and administer blood to patients on rescue missions, increasing the survival rates for injured warfighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm/Released)

U.S. French exchange pilots

Maj. Skyler Hester and French Air Force Capt. Mathieu Boireau taxies from the aircraft shelter for a combat mission in a Mirage 2000D Nov. 11, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Major Hester from Kalaheo, Hawaii, is an instructor pilot assigned to the French 1/3 Fighter Squadron. He is deployed with the French unit as part of the three-year foreign exchange pilot program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm/Released)

U.S. French exchange pilots

Maj. Skyler Hester and French Air Force Capt. Mathieu Boireau take off for a combat mission in a Mirage 2000D Nov. 11, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Major Hester from Kalaheo, Hawaii, is an instructor pilot assigned to the French 1/3 Fighter Squadron. He is deployed with the French unit as part of the three-year foreign exchange pilot program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm/Released)

Supporting war fighters

A C-130J Hercules from the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron releases 16 container delivery system bundles for a remote forward operating base in Afghanistan on Oct 7, 2010. The supplies delivered will replenish ground forces with water, food and supplies needed to help sustain their living conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm/Released)

Supporting war fighters

A C-130J Hercules from the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron releases 16 container delivery system bundles for a remote forward operating base in Afghanistan on Oct 7, 2010. The supplies delivered will replenish ground forces with water, food and supplies needed to help sustain their living conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm/Released)