Through the smoke
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Cinq-Mars, left, 380th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department crew chief, uses a radio to communicate with a team outside while U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andre Adams, 380th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department handlineman, prepares to spray an exercise fire at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Aug. 1, 2013. Firefighters are often faced with being able to make decisions on the spot in the face of danger. Cinq-Mars calls Seekonk, Mass., home and is deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis. Adams calls San Antonio, Texas, home and is deployed from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Morgan)