Personnel supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom load on to a Ramstein Air Base, Germany C-130 Hercules at Sather Air Base, Iraq on Jan. 21, 2008. Sather Air Base is located on the west side of Baghdad Internationa More
A Little Rock Air Force Base C-130 Hercules taxis through the rain after delivering a load of cargo and personnel to Sather Air Base, Iraq on Jan. 26, 2008. Sather Air Base is located on the west side of Baghda More
Air Force personnel wait for a pallet of equipment to load on a C-17 Globemaster III at Sather Air Base, Iraq, on Jan. 30. Sather AB is located on the west side of Baghdad International Airport and is the large More
A C-130 Hercules taxies to a parking spot during a Jan. 30 dust storm at Sather Air Base, Iraq. Baghdad International Airport recently activated a instrument landing system, which allows pilots to use aircraft More
Airmen wait for a pallet of equipment to be loaded on a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 30 at Sather Air Base, Iraq. The largest number of passengers and the second largest amount of cargo in Iraq moves through Sathe More
A C-130 Hercules taxis to parking during a dust storm at Sather Air Base, Iraq, on Jan. 30, 2008. Baghdad International Airport recently activated a Instrument Landing System which allows pilots to use aircraft More
Air Force personnel wait for a pallet of equipment to load on a C-17 Globemaster III at Sather Air Base, Iraq, on Jan. 30, 2008. Sather AB is located on the west side of Baghdad International Airport and is the More
Members of the 447 Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's (ECES) spall repair team remove deteriorated sections of the runway at Baghdad International Airport on Feb. 2, 2008. Indirect fire attacks and the con More
Members of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group participate in foreign object debris walk on the flight line at Sather Air Base, Iraq, on Feb. 9. Foreign objects on the flight line can be ingested and severely dam More
A C-130 Hercules carrying U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey is greeted by members of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group leadership after arriving at Sather Air Base, Iraq on Feb. 13, 2008. Mukasey is in I More
Master Sgt. Bruce Lund, left, C-130 Hercules Loadmaster, and Lt. Col. Mark Brunworth, commander, 370th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron watch members of the Iraqi air force load a C-130 Hercules with 920 AK More
Tech. Sgt. Greg Bluethmann, Armed Forces News Iraq, rides on a C-130 Hercules loaded with 920 AK-47 assault rifles and uniform items bound for Mosul, Iraq on Feb. 16, 2008. Tech. Sgt Bluethmann is documenting t More
Staff Sgt. Grant Gimpel, fire fighter, 447 Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Sather Air Base, Iraq, rappels from the roof of the Baghdad International Airport air traffic control tower during a training ev More
Iraqi soldiers embark on an Iraqi air force C-130 Hercules aircraft at New Al Muthana Air Base in Baghdad, April 1, 2008, prior to a flight to Basra, Iraq. The Iraqi air force was transporting 300 soldiers to B More
Senior Master Sgt. Robert Martinez, 447th Air Expeditionary Group public affairs takes cover during an indirect fire attack at Sather Air Base, Iraq on April 15, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
Pallets are loaded on a C-17 Globemaster III at Sather Air Base, Iraq on April 15, 2008. Temperatures in Baghdad reached over 100 degrees for the second day in a row. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
Gen. David Petraeus, Multi-National Force - Iraq commanding general, greets Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, as she and other U.S. representatives arrive here May 17 on a C-130 Hercules deployed from Dyess A More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt Mark Hajduk, with the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, observes while an Iraqi air force security forces member fires a 9mm pistol during training at a range near Sather A More
Iraqi air force security personnel from New Al Muthana Air Base load their magazines before participating in a 9mm pistol training near Sather Air base, Iraq, June 18, 2008. The Iraqis were trained by members t More
A member of the dining facility staff wheel a cart of deep dish Chicago style pizzas from Lou Malnati's pizzeria to the serving station before serving deployed personnel at the dining facility at Sather Air Bas More
One of several boxes that deep dish Chicago style pizza from Lou Malnati's pizzeria in the dining facility at Sather Air Base, Iraq, July 4, 2008, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The pizzas are just a small par More
U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) personnel with the 44th Air Expeditionary Group watch as a controlled detonation separates the forward section of a C-130 Hercules at Sather Air Base, Iraq, Jul More
U.S. Airmen with the 447th Air Expeditionary Group inspect a C-130 Hercules aircraft after controlled detonations were used to separate the wings from the body July 7, 2008, in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Te More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony DeMarino, assigned to the 447th Air Expeditionary Group's Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team, opens a box of blasting caps that will be used to detonate explosives on t More
A small amount of fuel left in the wings of a C-130 Hercules burns in Iraq after a controlled detonation separated them from the body of the aircraft, July 7, 2008. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was using More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Langdon, left, and Staff Sgt. Phillip Granath, of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group's Explosive Ordinance Disposal team, places a string of explosives around the wings of a C-13 More
Master Sgt. John Bell (center), and Staff Sgt. Dale Catlett (right) work with Iraqi firefighters on a combined training exercise that was aimed at developing American and Iraqi cooperation in the event of an ai More
U.S. Airmen with the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron conduct a security patrol in Baghdad, Iraq.
Senior Airman Denton Soucie positions the American flag in preparation for his reenlistment ceremony at Sather Air Base, Iraq on Nov. 1, 2008. Denton, a Lodgepole, Neb. native, is an air traffic controller depl More
An Airmen from the 447th Air Expeditionary Group misses the shot as he tries to photograph a steppe eagle that visited the headquarters building at Sather Air base on the west side of Baghdad International Air More
Chief Master Sgt. Pablo Valverde ensures the 20mm M61-A1 Gatling gun is properly made safe on an F-16 Fighting Falcon after the pilot of the aircraft made an emergency landing at Baghdad International Airport, More
An Iraqi ar force firefighter rescues a U.S. Airman mock casualty during a major accident response exercise at new al Muthana Air Base, Iraq on Nov. 21. The MARE tests the abilities of a joint response of fire More
Japanese Air Self-Defense Force aircrew members wave a final farewell to their American counterparts, Dec. 8, as they depart Iraq on their last mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
1st Lt. Bethany Mettes, 447th Air Expeditionary Group chief of protocol, escorts British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during one of his many visits to Baghdad. Lieutenant Mettes and the Air Force Baghdad protoco More
With only a few months in theater, the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight attached to Multi-National Division – Baghdad helped collect 13,000 pounds of explosive we More
Technical Sgt. Joshua Hodgin, 321st Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, helps guide the forklift onto the trailer with Arkan, Iraqi air force. The pallet delivery is the first to be received by the Iraqi air forc More
Members of Charlie Company, 67th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, out of Fort Gordon, Ga., board a C-17 Globemaster III from the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, deployed from Cha More
Tech. Sgt. Lindy Snodgrass, C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster and Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Bronson 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial porter, put passenger seats together on a C-17 Globemaster III More
Gen. Raymond Odierno, United States Forces - Iraq commander, greets Vice President Joe Biden, after arriving at Sather Airbase, Iraq, Aug 30. Vice President Biden well be taking part in the USF-I commanding Gen More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bronson Bounyavong, registers runners into the runDisney Heroes Race on Victory Base Complex, Iraq, Jan. 8. Members from all branches of the U.S. military and several different coun More
Daniel Ginsberg, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, talks with airmen from Sather Air Base, in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 21. Assistant Secretary Ginsberg was touring Iraq to di More
U.S. Staff Sgt. Angela Ward, 447th Air Expeditionary Group chaplains assistant, talks about Saddam Hussein during a tour of historic buildings at Baghdad, Jan. 29. The Sather Air Base Chapel runs tours of histo More
Tech. Sgt. Eric Cicogna, 447th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, unloads bulk garbage items to throw into a dump site, March 19. The collection point was set up in conjunction with "Operation Clean Sweep," More
Master Sgt. Richard Oliver, 422nd Joint Tactics Squadron Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures flight chief, interviews Maj. Eldrick Hill, Iraq training and Advisory Mission-Air Logistics lead engineer April 14. More
Wounded warriors wait to exit the aircraft while service members wait to greet the combat veterans in support of Operation Proper Exit April 25, at Sather Air Base, Iraq. These veterans are returning to Iraq to More
Tech. Sgt. Shawn McVay, the cargo non-commissioned officer-in-charge for the 37th Movement Control Team, 53rd Transportation Battalion, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and a St. Louis, Mo., native, tigh More
Senior Airman William Wilson Jr., a movement control team member, with the 37th Movement Control Team, 53rd Transportation Battalion, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a Republic of Trinidad and Toba More
Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing photographer, updates his Facebook page in the Morale, Welfare & Recreation trailer May 4. In the coming months, people at Sather should expect computer ac More
Desiree Litchfield, right, talks to her husband Lt. Arthur Litchfield, Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air officer in charge of the foreign excess personal property program, during labor May 16. Lieutenant L More
Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Lysher, 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services chief, center, pauses for a photo with the leadership from various firefighting agencies in front of the new More
Wounded Warriors, escorted by Command Sgt. Maj. Earl L. Rice, senior enlisted advisor to the deputy commanding general for operations, United States Forces-Iraq, are welcomed into Sather Air Base June 26. The s More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jessica Recinos, 22nd Human Resources Company, rest and relaxation customer service representative and passenger terminal clerk, stretches out participants of a cycling spin class, Sather Air Bas More
Participants of a two-mile road march honoring the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, gather for the event at Sather Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2011. More than 100 soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians don More
Army Sgt. Jesiah Douke, assistant NCO in charge of Mortuary Affairs at Sather Air Base, Iraq, stands in front of an American flag at Sather. Douke is a former airman who was returning home from deployment on 9/ More
T-wall art on Sather Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2011. All of the T-wall art on Sather Air Base was painted by military and civilian personnel during Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation New Dawn.
Rambo, a patrol and explosive detector dog assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, attacks Senior Airman Stephen Hanks, a 447th ESFS military working dog handler, while training on an obst More
Service members march in single file line to meet Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta during a flag casing ceremony that marked the end of Operation New Dawn, at the former Sather Air Base, in Baghdad, Iraq, on More
Loadmasters from Ramstein Air Base, Germany and a member of the 447 Air Expeditionary Group, Sather Air Base, Iraq load a baggage pallet on a C-130 Hercules at Sather Air Base, Iraq on Jan. 21, 2008. Sather Air More
A McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey C-17 Globemaster III takes off over Baghdad International Airport in a light rain from Sather Air Base, Iraq on January 26, 2008. Sather AB is located on the west side of Ba More
Members of the 447 Air Expeditionary Group, Sather Air Base, Iraq, unload a baggage pallet from a C-130 Hercules at Sather Air Base, Iraq, on Jan. 21. Sather AB is located on the west side of Baghdad Internatio More
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle is driven to a refueling station after being delivered to Sather Air Base, Iraq on January 30, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey (right) is met by security personnel after flying to Sather Air Base, Iraq on a C-130 Hercules on Feb. 13, 2008. Mukasey is in Iraq to meet with Iraqi and U.S. officials More
Members of the Iraqi Air Force unload 920 AK-47 assault rifles and uniform items from a C-130 Hercules at Mosul, Iraq on Feb. 16, 2008. It is the first time the C-130 has been used by the Iraqi air force to del More
Members of the Iraqi air force load a C-130 Hercules with 920 AK-47 assault rifles and uniform items bound for Mosul, Iraq, at New Al Muthana Air Base, Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 16. It is the first time the C-130 More
Tech. Sgt. Tracy McDonald , Air Traffic Controller, 447 Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Sather Air Base, Iraq is briefed by Tech. Sgt. Ed Autery, 447 Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Fire Depar More
A C-17 Globemaster III taxis through a mild evening dust storm on March 11, 2008, at Sather Air Base, Iraq. Since the start of 2008 Sather personnel are responsible for the movement and coordination of over 116 More
Pallets are loaded on a C-130 Hercules at Sather Air Base, Iraq on April 15, 2008. Temperatures in Baghdad reached over 100 degrees for the second day in a row. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt Harold Cox, left, of the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, counts the number of hits by Iraqi air force security forces members during 9 mm pistol training at a range near More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz speaks to Airmen from the 447th Air Expeditionary Group at Sather Air Base, Iraq on Oct. 24, 2008. This is the CSAF's first trip to Iraq since assuming his current More
Senior Airman Denton Soucie, left, an air traffic controller with the 447th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, renders a salute to Lt. Col. Kelly Martin, 447th EOSS commander, after his reenlistment cer More
Master Sgt. Christina Taylor, 447th Air Expeditionary Group non-commissioned officer in charge of protocol at Sather Air Base in Baghdad, assists an Army helicopter crew member with flight information for a sen More
Firefighters from the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron respond to an emergency landing by an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Baghdad International Airport, Nov. 12. The pilot was nearing the end of an extend More
Master Sgt. Christi Soileau is an Aerospace Medical Services Technician who is one of the Air Force medics responsible for making sure people receive their immunizations. She is just finishing her deployment to More
Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and 447th Air Expeditionary Group Airmen pose for one last photo together, Dec. 8, on the flightline at Sather Air Base on the west side of Baghdad International Airport. After t More
More than 13,000 pounds in explosive weight was found by the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight attached to Multi-National Division – Baghdad during a six-day opera More
Arkan, Iraqi air force, locks the trailer side door ensuring the pallets are secured for transport. This is the first order of pallets to be received by the Iraqi air force using their new logistical readiness More
Senior Airman Jerry Daniels, 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, connects supplemental restraints to palletized baggage on a C-17 Globemaster III July 10, 2010, at Sather Air Base, Iraq. Air Force More
Staff Sgt. Kevin McIntyre passes folded passenger seats to Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Bronson; both aerial porters from the 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Aug. 10, at Sather Air Base, Iraq. The Airm More
Vice President Joe Biden, arrives at Sather Airbase, Iraq, Aug 30. Vice President Biden well be taking part in the United States Forces - Iraq commanding General change of command ceremony between Gen. Raymond More
U.S. Air Force members stationed at Sather Air Base get ready to run in the RunDisney Heroes Race on Victory Base Complex, Iraq, Jan. 8. Members from all branches of the U.S. military and several different coun More
Airmen from Sather Air Base listen to Daniel Ginsberg, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, during his speech in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 21. Assistant Secretary Ginsberg was to More
Service members stationed in Baghdad explore the Victory over America Palace during a tour of historic buildings within Victory Base Complex, Jan. 29. The Sather Air Base Chapel runs tours of historic sites on More
Senior Airman Justin McGhee, 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron member, throws pieces of scrap metal into a temporary dump site March 19. The collection point was set up in conjunction with "Operation More
Senior Airman William Wilson, a movement control team member, with the 37th Movement Control Team, 53rd Transportation Battalion, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, More
An Army soldier heads into the coffee shop to use the Wi-Fi connection May 4. People at Sather should expect major changes in services over the coming months, including new locations for all of the commercial f More
Desiree Litchfield, left, shows Cohen James Litchfield to his father, 1st Lt. Arthur Litchfield, Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air officer in charge of the foreign excess personal property program, as Cohe More
Firefighters watch as a controlled fire builds strength under the “wing” of the aircraft simulator at Baghdad International Airport, May 18. The newly completed simulator is the culmination of efforts by multip More
Brig. Gen. Anthony Rock, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing commander (right) and Chief Master Sgt. Gerald Delebreau, 321st AEW command chief, take the first steps of a two-mile march honoring the 9/11 attacks tenth More
Geri, a patrol and explosive detector dog assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, jumps more than seven feet onto a Hesco barrier to catch a simulated attacker while training on an obstacl More
Honor Guard members including an airman, sailor, Marine, and soldier post the colors during a flag casing ceremony that marked the end of Operation New Dawn, at the former Sather Air Base, in Baghdad, Iraq, on More
U.S. Army and Air Force personnel load on to a Ramstein Air Base, Germany C-130 Hercules at Sather Air Base, Iraq on January 21, 2008. Sather AB is located on the west side of Baghdad International Airport and More
Personnel supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom load on to a C-130 Hercules during a dust storm at Sather Air Base, Iraq, on Jan. 30. Sather AB is located on the west side of Baghdad International Airport and is t More
Senior Airman Leah Farias, a C-17 loadmaster with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, marshals a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle into the cargo bay of a Globemaster III aircraft at an air base in More
Members of the media interview General Khalaf, Iraqi Logistics Commander, about the delivery of 920 AK-47 assault rifles and uniform items to Iraqi troops in Mosul, Iraq on Feb. 16, 2008. Tech. Sgt Bluethman is More
Tech. Sgt. Tracy McDonald , Air Traffic Controller, 447 Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Sather Air Base, Iraq rappels from the top of the Baghdad International Airport control tower during a training More