“[The airmen also had to contend with roadside and homemade bombs, and the different ways insurgents planted them.] I'll tell you we learned a lot while we were there, ... And one of the things we learned was respect for the soldiers and the way they did their missions.”
“[The Air Force unit had a mixture of active duty, Air Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel.] The reservists were able to use their civilian occupations while we were deployed, ... We had people from all walks of life that were able to maker things better.”
