Air Force Capt. Tommy Howard (left) steps into pans of bleach on the tarmac at Istres, France, to disinfect his shoes before flying back to the United States on April 25, 2001. Personnel deployed here must sanitize their shoes and military cargo is also being sanitized to prevent the possible spreading of Foot and Mouth Disease stateside. Howard is a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the Alabama Air National Guard's 117th Air Refueling Wing, Birmingham, Ala.