KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq - Tech. Sgts. Ryan Stephens (left), and Jacob Erickson, heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, mold the coils for a 12-foot Christmas tree Dec. 3. The 506th ECES designed and fabricated the tree in preparation for the 6,500 Coalition Forces who will be deployed here during the holiday season. Sergeant Stephens, a native of Vancouver, Wash., and Sergeant Erickson, a native of Saint Helens, Ore., are Reservists deployed from the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (Courtesy photo)