Controllers call in air strike to disrupt enemy
Capt. Kevin Carrigan (rear), an air liaison officer, listens as Tech. Sgt. Mike Cmelik, a joint terminal attack controller, directs a B-1 Lancer to drop bombs on an explosives-laden roadway south of Baghdad. Captain Carrigan and Sergeant Cmelik, both deployed with the 15th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, are assigned to provide support to the U.S. Army's 2nd Brigade combat team at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq,. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)