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Predeployment Preparations

Senior Airman Heather Stidham, 99th Communications Squadron, videographer and Lt. Col. Matthew Haber , 99th Communications Squadron commander, are evaluated on the correct procedures to treating an unconscious victim during a Self Aid and Buddy Care Class July 26, 2007. Before deploying Airmen are required to be familiar with some of the situations they may find themselves in while deployed. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Nadine Y. Barclay)

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Predeployment Preparations

Before deploying, Airmen are required to be familiar with some of the situations they may find themselves in while deployed. Models, like this one, are used as teaching tools to help Airmen visualize the human body. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Nadine Y. Barclay)

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Predeployment Preparations

Before deploying, Airmen are required to be familiar with some of the situations they may find themselves in while deployed. Another major part of an Airman's pre-deployment checklist is ensuring their family members are aware of the proper agencies to contact in case of emergency. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Nadine Y. Barclay)

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Predeployment Preparations

Immunizations are a must before any Airman is allowed to depart the country. Airman are required to be familiar with some of the situations they may find themselves in while deployed, including chemical, biological, and nuclear warfare. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Nadine Y. Barclay)

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Predeployment Preparations

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tia Strong, 99th Aerospace Medical Squadron, prepares for a gas mask fit test July 31, 2007, Nellis AFB, Nev. Airmen have do a gas mask fit test done before deploying, ensuring the equipment they take into theater can save their lifes if necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.) (Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Nadine Barclay, 99th Communications Squadron, sorts through various sizes of Desert Camoflauge Uniforms at the base LCI Store July 31, 2007, Nellis AFB, Nev. Airmen must have all necessary deployment gear before they can go into theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.) (Released)

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Predeployment Preparations

U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Nadine Barclay, 99th Communications Squadron, tries on desert boots at the base LCI Store July 31, 2007, Nellis AFB, Nev. Airmen must have all necessary deployment gear before they can go into theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.) (Released)

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Predeployment Preparations

Immunizations are a must before any Airman is allowed to depart the country. Airmen are required to be familiarized with some of the situations they may find themselves in while deployed including chemical, biological, and nuclear warfare. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Nadine Y. Barclay)

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RED HORSE Airmen support Army in southern Baghdad

Capt. Kelvin Haywood (right), engineering flight commander with the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron (ERHS) whose unit is deployed from the 555th RHS at Nellis AFB, signs for a shipment of 17 trailers full of supplies on Friday, June 22, from U. S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Kollar, logistical convoy commander with the 1207th Transportation Company attached to the 82nd Airborne Brigade. Sergeant Kollar was a very welcome site to the RED HORSE commander because of the difficulty in receiving supplies moving through Iraq. Sergeant Kollar is deployed from the Rhode Island Army National Guard and is based in Talil, Iraq. Captain Haywood is an Air Force Reservist deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. He is in charge of the Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers RED HORSE Airmen who are forward deployed from Balad Air Base, Iraq and tasked with building four tactical operations centers for the Army's 2nd Brigade combat team, 3rd Infantry Division headquartered here. The 2/3 ID are currently running their operations out of tents. The Air Force RED HORSE unit was requested by the Army to come into this "Triangle of Death" location because of their self-suffiency and for the multiple skill sets they bring to a project. Besides the TOCs the RED HORSE Airmen are working on several other projects at the FOB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

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RED HORSE Airmen support Army in southern Baghdad

Master Sgt. Lori Bordman, an electrician with the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron (ERHS) whose unit is deployed from the 555th RHS at Nellis AFB, runs electrical wires on Friday, June 22, up into the rafters in the first of four tactical operations centers (TOCs). Sergeant Bordman is an Air Force Reservist deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. She and her fellow Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers RED HORSE Airmen are forward deployed from Balad Air Base, Iraq, to build four tactical operations centers (TOCs) for the Army's 2nd Brigade combat team, 3rd Infantry Division headquartered here. The 2/3 ID is currently running operations out of tents. The Air Force RED HORSE unit, made up of Air Guard, Reserve and active duty Airmen, was requested, by the Army, to come into this "Triangle of Death" location because of their self-suffiency and for the multiple skill sets they bring to a project. Besides the TOCs the RED HORSE Airmen are working on several other projects at the FOB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

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RED HORSE Airmen support Army in southern Baghdad

Staff Sgt. Sean Gann, an engineer assistant with the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron (ERHS) whose unit is deployed from the 820th RHS at Nellis AFB, reads data from a Total Station, which he's using to position offset corner markers on Friday, June 22 for the placement of a tactical operations center (TOC). Sergeant Gann is deployed from the 820th RED HORSE Squadron at Nellis Air Force, Nev. He is originally from Bartow, Fla. Sergeant Gann and his fellow Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers RED HORSE Airmen are forward deployed from Balad Air Base, Iraq, to build four tactical operations centers (TOCs) for the Army's 2nd Brigade combat team, 3rd Infantry Division headquartered here. The 2/3 ID is currently running operations out of tents. The Air Force RED HORSE unit, made up of Air Guard, Reserve and active duty Airmen, was requested, by the Army, to come into this "Triangle of Death" location because of their self-suffiency and for the multiple skill sets they bring to a project. Besides the TOCs the RED HORSE Airmen are working on several other projects at the FOB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

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RED HORSE Airmen support Army in southern Baghdad

Airmen with the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron (ERHS), work on the roof of a tactical operations center (TOC) on Friday, June 22, 2007. The Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers RED HORSE Airmen are forward deployed from Balad Air Base, Iraq, and are tasked to build four tactical operations centers (TOCs) for the Army's 2nd Brigade combat team, 3rd Infantry Division headquartered here. The 2/3 ID is currently running operations out of tents. The Air Force RED HORSE unit, made up of Air Guard, Reserve and active duty Airmen, was requested, by the Army, to come into this "Triangle of Death" location because of their self-suffiency and for the multiple skill sets they bring to a project. Besides the TOCs the RED HORSE Airmen are working on several other projects at the FOB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

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RED HORSE Airmen support Army in southern Baghdad

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force's 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron (ERHS), scrounged for scrap material to cobble together a compound for securing equipment and material, which will be used to build tactical operations centers (TOCs), Friday, June 22. The Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers RED HORSE Airmen are forward deployed from Balad Air Base, Iraq, to build four tactical operations centers (TOCs) for the Army's 2nd Brigade combat team, 3rd Infantry Division headquartered here. The 2/3 ID is currently running operations out of tents. The Air Force RED HORSE unit, made up of Air Guard, Reserve and active duty Airmen, was requested by the Army to come into this "Triangle of Death" location because of their self-suffiency and for the multiple skill sets they bring to a project. Besides the TOCs, the RED HORSE Airmen are working on several other projects at the FOB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

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