PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Ed Vaillancourt passes out socks during an adopt-a-village visit here.

Airmen from nearby Bagram Air Base often distribute supplies to the local village. Sergeant Vaillancourt, from Denmark, Maine, is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

U.S. Air Force photo by
Senior Airman Brad Cameron

Baby Noor's grandmother and father take the infant, who has spina bifeda, from a 386th Air Expeditionary Wing C-130 Hercules to awaiting transportation.

Officials from the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait met the family and escorted them to a civilian airport, from where the Iraqi family will continue their journey to the United States.

U.S. Air Force photo by
Tech. Sgt. Mark Getsy

U.S. Army (ret.) Col. Jack Jacobs, Medal of Honor recipient, is greeted with a standing ovation from the audience at the Naval support facility in Bahrain during a USO tour. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen, U.S. Air Force