1........Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 pose for a group photo in front of an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter July 26, at Al Qaim, Iraq. The squadron hauled more than 1,000 cubic yards of gravel to support the installation of helicopter landing pads. MWSS-274 operates under Marine Wing Support Group 37 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.

2........Staff Sgt. Shannon Hughes (left) hands Senior Airman Damon Johnson a tool as they work on an A-10 Thunderbolt II during its phase inspection at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The Airmen are deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group is working on the airplanes around the clock, to ensure consistent ability to meet the demand for the airframe in theater.