An Airman in the Advanced Contingency Skills Training Course practices a patrolling and tactics response Feb. 4 during training on a Fort Dix, N.J., range. The course, taught by the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron, prepares Airmen for upcoming deployments to areas such as Iraq and Afghanistan. The students learn advanced combat skills in convoy operations, military operations in urban terrain and related training. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)