JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Gen. Bruce Carlson jumps into the driver's seat of a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle during a visit here Aug. 19. General Carlson spoke with 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen to learn how Air Force Materiel Command can assist with current operations in Iraq and other locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. General Carlson is the AFMC commander. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Lisum)