Airmen lead multinational effort for Iraqi bombing victims
Lieutenant Colonels Gerald McManus (center left) and Richard Byrd, Master Sgt. Joseph Rose (center back left) and Army Sgt. Ramy Elmery (center) carry a vehicle borne improvised explosive device victim to a Turkish airplane July 8 at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. The victim was hurt in the July 7 market bombing in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq. Airmen from the 506th Air Expeditionary Group worked with Iraqi medical providers and Turkish army and air force members to receive, transfer and aerovac almost 30 injured Turkmen civilians and family members to the Turkish capital city of Ankara for further treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristin Ruleau)