KABUL, Afghanistan -- Master Sgt. Chad Weaver salutes along with Airmen of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing during a retreat ceremony July 4, 2011. Sergeant Weaver is deployed from the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The deployed Airmen are responsible for setting the conditions for a professional, fully independent and operationally-capable Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)