SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne, (left), Lt. Gen. Gary North, (center), U.S. Central Command Air Forces commander, share a laugh with Tech. Sgt. Douglas Schmidt, a convoy commander for the 586th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, 424th Medium Truck Detachment, during the SECAF's visit to an air base in the Persian Gulf Region Feb. 1, 2008. The SECAF was briefed about Improvised Explosive Device attacks on convoys driven by Airmen in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The SECAF spoke with more than 400 Airmen during his visit and gained greater insight on the 6,800 plus Airmen deployed throughout Southwest Asia in non-traditional Air Force functions. Sergeant Schmidt is deployed from McGuire AFB, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)