Operation Iraqi Freedom
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules assigned to the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here takes off into the sunset. Balad personnel can expect to see temperatures hit 100 degrees regularly by the end of May, with temperatures reaching as high as 120 degrees in the summer months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)