Special Agent Ryan salutes during a memorial ceremony June 8 honoring Special Agents Tech. Sgt. Ryan Balmer and Staff Sgt. Matthew Kuglics at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. The agents were killed in action June 5 while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Agent Ryan's hat is embroidered in tribute to his lost friend, Agent Kuglics. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Kristin Ruleau)