Air Force Maj. Gen. Russ Handy, the commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq, and the director of Air Component Coordination Element-Iraq, braves a sandstorm at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2011. The general, who is from Baltimore, Md., is the senior Air Force representative in Iraq and represents the combined force's air component commander to the commanding general, Forces-Iraq. Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo

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