AF's first active associate unit deploying to Balad
A 30th Airlift Squadron co-pilot trains as a member of the Air Force's first active associate unit. The unit activated July 1, 2006, at the Cheyenne Air National Guard Base and is due to deploy to Balad Air Base, Iraq, in October. The unit embodies the total force concept and places active-duty Airmen with a Guard unit to share aircraft, supplies and infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Steven Hopkins)