BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Members of the 332nd Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility and volunteers, offload patients from a transport bus to a C-17 Globemaster III here, Jan. 1. The aircraft was reconfigured to support the transportation of patients, medical equipment and flight medical professionals to safely transport patients outside of the combat zone. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)