He takes a swig of bottled water and makes another futile attempt to shoo a pesky fly. The whole environment is a little more tense and it keeps you on the edge. Slowly scanning across two or three square miles of barren desert, Casetta views all avenues of approach into his sandy sector through a pair of binoculars. Austere living conditions and long hours haven't deterred either member of the 363rd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron from believing their duties in the desert are more meaningful than back home.
Cops here are everywhere.
Some check line badges or ID cards. Others monitor sophisticated security sensors at remote outposts. We do a lot of training back at Malmstrom AFB, Mont., but here we actually put that training to use. Airmen 1st Class Emili McClure and Dewan Rakesh operate surveillance equipment atop a sand dune overlooking the base. Using this equipment, we can determine if it's a hostile situation quickly, Rakesh said.