Mass in the desert
Chaplain (Capt.) James A. Hamel celebrates Mass at Ali Base, Iraq, where he was deployed from September 2006 to January 2007. Father Hamel, a Catholic chaplain assigned to the 11th Wing at Bolling, said he found troop morale at Ali Base the best he has encountered in his three deployments to the region, which included postings to Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.