A member of the 149th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, helps with the internal demolition of a building on Camp Morena, California. The unit worked on real-world engineering projects for the U.S. Navy and

A member of the 149th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, helps with the internal demolition of a building on Camp Morena, California. The unit worked on real-world engineering projects for the U.S. Navy and the Southwest Border Mission while simultaneously completing two weeks of training.

A member of the 149th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, helps with the internal demolition of a building on Camp Morena, California. The unit worked on real-world engineering projects for the U.S. Navy and

A member of the 149th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, helps with the internal demolition of a building on Camp Morena, California. The unit worked on real-world engineering projects for the U.S. Navy and the Southwest Border Mission while simultaneously completing two weeks of training.

RC-26

Maj. Mark Jeffries, Mission Systems Officer in the 130th Airlift Wing out of Clarksburg, W. Va., packs up after a flood damage assessment in Indiana June 11. Jeffries was one of several pilots to fly over Indiana in the Reconnaissance Cargo - 26B (RC-26B), providing live footage of the area to the Indiana National Guard.

Wisconsin Flood Relief Initial Awareness Assessment

Mission system operator Lt Col Tim Howell from the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Meridian, MS operates a console aboard an RC-26 aircraft specifically designed for viewing and transmitting high quality video and still imagery to military and civilian Operations Centers in real-time. This capability gives military commanders and civilian first responders a bird's eye view of significant events as they happen. Working with several state agencies along with the Wisconsin Air National Guard, the Mississippi Air National Guard RC-26 demonstrated the benefits of this new capability during an initial flood assessment mission in southern Wisconsin on June 10th, 2008. The crew of this RC-26 flew above the flood stricken region transmitting real-time imagery to the Wisconsin Joint Operations Center (JOC) and the Wisconsin Emergency Operations Center (WEOC) in addition to other agencies. This imagery was used to asses the integrity of several area Dams in addition to flood damage assessment in the hardest hit regions of the southern half of the state.

ELC phase one nears completion

Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Gordon, Senior Master Sgt. Patrick Obrien and Senior Airman Kevin Green construct a special cell, Dec. 27, 2007, that will be used to hold detainee witnesses during military commissions. This is one of many new features of the Expeditionary Legal Complex. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. The JTF conducts interrogation operations to collect strategic intelligence in support of the Global War on Terror and supports law enforcement and war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo is committed to the safety and security of American service members and civilians working inside its detention facilities. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Shanita Simmons)

Air Guard recruiters press on through major changes

Master Sgt. Dana Togliatti (right) speaks with Air National Guard leaders at Mansfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio, Dec. 6 during a unit visit by Air Guard Director Lt. Gen. Craig McKinley. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike R. Smith, National Guard Bureau)