Iraqi firefighters graduate course
ALI BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Scott Herbert and Staff Sgt. Aaron Brackett, 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, assist an Iraqi firefighter don his fire gear during the "firefighter challenge" here June 16. The Air Force firefighters provide reoccurring training to local Iraqi firefighters helping them better serve their communities. The Iraqis had to pass the challenge in under eight minutes to graduate the Basic Firefighter Skills Course, the firefighters had to complete seven tasks during the challenge. Sergeant Herbert is deployed from Ellsworth AFB, S.D. and Sergeant Brackett is deployed from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson)