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Hot time on the flightline

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Master Sgt. Scott Nybakken prepares a C-130 Hercules for an airlift mission to Iraq. Nybakken is a crew chief with the Delaware Air National Guard's 166th Airlift Wing. Airmen endure temperatures of at least 115 degrees daily on the flightline at their forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Terry L. Blevins)

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Early flight home

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- At the break of dawn, wounded are moved to a C-17 Globemaster III. The 379th Mobile Aerial Medical staff evacuated them from Baghdad International Airport while supporting of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Pearsall)

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Air show

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A British C-130J launches flare countermeasures prior to being the first coalition aircraft to land on the reopened military runway at Baghdad International Airport, July 1. The runway was bombed by coalition aircraft and has been closed since the beginning of the war. Repaired by the 1st Expeditionary Red Horse Group and the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron it is now operational. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Robert R. Hargreaves Jr.)

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Emerging galaxy

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Seen through a hole in a window at Baghdad International Airport, a C-5 Galaxy sits on the ramp June 25. The aircraft deployed from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James M. Bowman)

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C-141C

Christchurch, New Zealand -- A C-141C Starlifter from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, lifts off from Christchurch International Airport in New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Rick Sforza)

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ROK Hercules

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- A Republic of Korea air force C-130 lands here with a load of simulated heavy cargo drops for Cooperative Cope Thunder, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored air combat training exercise. The ROK is helping provide airlift for personnel and cargo during Cope Thunder, which ends June 20. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Line up

MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE, N.J. (AFPN) - C-141 Starlifters taxi down the runway here. Although the 6th Airlift Squadron is being drawn down to make way for the C-17 Globemaster III, its operations tempo has been on the rise. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Sidoriak Jr.)

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C-40

FILE PHOTO -- The C-40 B/C provides safe, comfortable and reliable transportation for U.S. leaders to locations around the world. The C-40B's primary customers are the combatant commanders and C-40C customers include members of the Cabinet and Congress. The aircraft also perform other operational support missions. (Courtesy photo)

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Help is on the way

ALGIERS, Algeria -- Airmen of the 910th Airlift Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit from Youngstown, Ohio, unload humanitarian relief supplies from a C-130 Hercules aircraft in earthquake-stricken Algeria. Two C-130s from 123rd Air National Guard, Louisville, Ky., also flew supplies from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Lasky)

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Home again

POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- The 43rd Airlift Wing's entire fleet of C-130 Hercules aircraft is home together June 2 for the first time in more than two years. The aircraft are lined up in rows as long as they are deep. The 43rd AW airmen here are already gearing up for the next mission with needed wartime and currency training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason A. Neal)

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Twisters

UDON THANI, Thailand -- An MC-130P Combat Shadow from the 17th Special Operations Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, begins its takeoff roll on the runway here. People from the 353rd Special Operations Group recently deployed to Thailand for Cobra Gold 2003, a multination, multiservice exercise designed to ensure regional peace, strengthen the ability of the Thai armed forces and demonstrate U.S. resolve in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Henderson)

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Cope Thunder

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- A Japanese air self-defense force C-130 taxis here after a long flight from Hokkaido, Japan. About 275 Japanese airmen are participating in Cooperative Cope Thunder, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored air-combat training exercise set for June 5 to 20. Cope Thunder represents the first time the Japanese have deployed aircraft to North America for an exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Take off

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- An Air Force reservist from the 910th Maintenance Squadron launches a C-130 Hercules from here for a mission supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. More than 200 mobilized reservists from the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, are deployed here and assigned to the 38th Airlift Squadron (Provisional). (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Caryn Gardenhire)

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Catchin' a lift

ALEXANDRIA, La. -- A mortar carrier Stryker vehicle makes its way off a California Air National Guard C-130 Hercules at Esler Air Field, La. The C-130s, which carry single Strykers, delivered 21 Strykers and 175 soldiers to the air field from a forward landing strip at Fort Polk, La. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Lorie Jewell)

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Stryker gets a lift

ALEXANDRIA, La. -- A Stryker personnel carrier is unloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., during a joint service exercise mission involving members of the 97th Air Mobility Wing and the Army's Stryker Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Richard W. Rose Jr.)

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Pit stop

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- A C-130 Hercules carrying passengers from the Regional Air Movement Control Center refuels here on its way to Kabul International Airport. Center representatives went to Kabul to discuss airspace safety with aviation officials and civilian aircraft operators. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. James Madeiros)

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Open wide

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Crews from the 97th Air Mobility Wing here and the 60th AMW at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., load a semitrailer carrying humanitarian cargo into a C-5 Galaxy for delivery to a forward-deployed location supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. With clearance coming as close as 4 inches at one point, the trailer took about five hours to load using a Minuteman Missile ramp. The C-5 is assigned to the 60th AMW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kristi Hare)

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Heavy load

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFPN) -- Crews from the 97th Air Mobility Wing here and the 60th AMW at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., load a semitrailer carrying humanitarian cargo into a C-5 Galaxy for delivery to a forward-deployed location supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. With clearance coming as close as 4 inches at one point, the trailer took about five hours to load using a Minuteman Missile ramp. The C-5 is assigned to the 60th AMW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kristi Hare)

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Tall order

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFPN) -- Crews from the 97th Air Mobility Wing here and the 60th AMW at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., load a semitrailer carrying humanitarian cargo into a C-5 Galaxy for delivery to a forward-deployed location supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. With clearance coming as close as 4 inches at one point, the trailer took about five hours to load using a Minuteman Missile ramp. The C-5 is assigned to the 60th AMW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kristi Hare)

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Fire pit

POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- An aircraft fuselage and cockpit burns at the aircraft fire training pit here as a C-130 Hercules takes off. The base fire department's training pit allows Pope firefighters to safely practice extinguishing aircraft fires. During training, temperatures exceed 2,000 degrees in the pit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason A. Neal)

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