JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Stephen Varnagy and Staff Sgt. Christopher Loper apply grease to an antenna bearing at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 18. Greasing the bearing prevents corrosion and reduces friction on the radar antenna. Mr. Varnagy and Sergeant Loper are deployed to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Senior Airman Brittany Niland views the alignment of a radar display unit during a preventive maintenance inspection on a mobile radar system at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 18. Airman Niland, a 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron ground radar systems journeyman, is deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Senior Airman Brittany Niland uses an oscilloscope to verify proper wave forms during a preventive maintenance inspection on a mobile radar system at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 18. Airman Niland, a 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron ground radar systems journeyman, is deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Kearn and Staff Sgt. Christopher Loper verify radar data during a preventive maintenance inspection on a mobile radar system at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 18. The Airmen are deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)