Staff Sgt. DeAndre Curtiss, 3rd Combat Camera Squadron

Staff Sgt. DeAndre Curtiss, 3rd Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat photojournalist, dons a protective mask before firing Ultimate Training Munitions (UTM) rounds during Exercise Scorpion Lens 15 at North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C., Feb. 9, 2015. Exercise Scorpion Lens is an annual exercise designed to validate the ability of Air Force combat camera Airmen to survive, operate and provide directed imagery capability in an austere environment including in the presence of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear contamination. Combat camera Airmen document a full range of military operations in support of senior leaders and combatant commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)