Gear check
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class John Vice, a 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, performs a 30-day helmet inspection that includes a thorough cleaning and checks for possible malfunctions or tears here, April 16. By ensuring the operability of aircrew flight equipment, the life support section of the 777 EAS directly affects the success of combat sorties flown everyday. Airman Vice is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)