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Wings of blue

Parachutists with the Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute Competition Team attempt to set a three-point, 32-way college record during a jump competition over Eloy, Ariz. Wings of Blue teams won multiple medals at the competition, held Dec. 28, 2011 to Jan. 2, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Mike Love)
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Engineer Airmen give radios new reach

Members of 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron prepare to connect tower sections while a civilian contractor helicopter lowers sections into place at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2012. A specialized team, from several Air National Guard engineering installation squadrons, deployed to Bagram Airfield to combine their efforts to build and setup the 170-foot communications tower, greatly increasing radio communication range. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Bruce Champion)
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Operation Christmas Drop

Senior Airman Timothy Oberman (left) and Staff Sgt. Nick Alarcon watch out the back of a C-130H Hercules after dropping the first pallet of humanitarian goods to the island of Ulal, Dec. 11, 2012. Operation Christmas Drop is a non-profit organization powered by volunteers from Andersen Air Force Base and the local Guam community. Oberman and Alarcon are loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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Mission employment phase

Airman 1st Class Bill Bossinger, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems journeyman, tightens wiring underneath an F-15 Eagle during the Mission Employment Phase exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. The exercise is hosted north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range--the U.S. Air Force's premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Afghan air force Sgt. Razeg, a gunner, fires an M-240 weapon from an Mi-17 Helicopter during a mission from Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Nov. 29, 2012. The flight was a “check ride” mission, allowing an Afghan air force copilot and gunner to further train and qualify in their respective jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
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Band of Airmen

Members of the United States Air Force Band gather during a rehearsal at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 11, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Burns)
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Vets Day Flyby

A C-5 Galaxy performs a flyby over Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass., Nov. 11, 2012, just before kickoff, to an estimated crowd of more than 68,000. The C-5 is assigned to Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kelly Galloway)
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In memory

Tech. Sgt. Sara Bauer and Staff Sgt. Felipe Mendoza help each other place flags above the graves of U.S. military members at the Veterans Memorial Park, Bluffdale, Utah, Nov. 9, 2012. A group of volunteers from Hill Air Force Base helped the Memorial Park's staff place flags by more than 4,300 deceased U.S. military members’ graves. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tiffany DeNault)
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Hit the ground

Pararescuemen secure the area after being lowered from an HH-60 Pave Hawk during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, in Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or Allied, air, land, or sea asset. The pararescuemen are with the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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Recon from above

An E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft soars over Nevada after a refueling mission during exercise Green Flag-West 13-02 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 1, 2012. The aircraft is assigned to the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)
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Civic Leader Flight

Loadmaster Senior Airman Dylan Strom enjoys the view during a civic leaders and clergy flight. Clergy and leaders from the local area participated in an orientation flight with the 934th Airlift Wing Oct. 25.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Shannon McKay)
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Bomb bay

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam—Senior Airman Daniel Babis, left, and Airman 1st Class Anthony Rodriguez install an umbilical connector into a training AGM-86B Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile during a B-52 Stratofortress load demonstration at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 17, 2012. The Airmen deployed from the 96th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wiseman)
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Under the stars

A C-130J Hercules assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., performs an engine-running offload at Geronimo Landing Zone on Fort Polk, La., Oct. 17, 2012.  The aircraft provided resupply to a major Joint Readiness Training Center exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)
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Alaska Raptors hot pit

Airmen perform a hot pit refuel with an F-22 Raptor Nov. 15, 2012, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Hot pit refueling is a procedure performed in order to rapidly refuel the aircraft and allow it to complete a second sortie in a short amount of time. During a hot pit refuel the pilot will stay in the cockpit with the jet running while the maintenance crews perform safety checks and refuel the aircraft allowing it to return to flight in less than 30 minutes. The Airmen are with the 3rd and 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dana Rosso) 
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Career day

Isaiah Moless, a student at Joan K. Mendel Elementary School, talks into a headset before a C-130 Hercules tour during Career Day at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 16, 2012. A variety of organizations from around the base participated in the event to share their insight and military experience with students. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Stacy Moless) 
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Smoke cover

Staff Sgt. Ernest Andrews participates in Combat Skills Training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix – Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 23, 2012, for an upcoming deployment. The exercise, part of the Combat Life Savers course, is used to provide Airmen the skills necessary to render possible life saving treatment while under fire. Ernest is with the 7th Civil Engineering Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kenneth Bricker)
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Field of Honor

A C-5 Galaxy and other aircraft sit at sunset at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, often called the Boneyard, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Sept. 26, 2012. The 309th AMARG is an Air Force aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)
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Lights up the sky

A C-130 Hercules with the 107th Airlift Wing, shoots live flares during a night formation training mission. A flare is an aerial infrared countermeasure to counter and infrared homing, heat seeking, surface-to air or air-to-air missile. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lloyd)
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C-17 Globemaster III answers the call in Afghanistan

A C-17 Globemaster III taxis to its parking spot Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 25, 2012. The Globemaster III transports troops, equipment, and supplies in and out of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)
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Honor

U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs at a U.S. Air Force Band concert at the Air Force Memorial in Washington, D.C., August 24, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Brownlow)
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Wing tips apart

F-22 Raptors from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. fly in formation behind a KC-135 Stratotanker from Altus Air Force Base, Okla. after air refueling over New York, Aug. 21, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kenneth W. Norman)
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Low crawl

Staff Sgt. Ashley Davin low crawls through the mud in Amesbury, Mass., Aug. 11, 2012. Davin was participating in the Spartan Race, testing her strength, endurance and resilience against a course of challenging obstacles. Davin is assigned to the 102nd Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeremy Bowcock)
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A leader’s farewell

Gen. Norton Schwartz bids farewell to his Airmen while departing from the Pentagon Aug. 8, 2012, for the final time as the Air Force chief of staff. Schwartz served 39 years in the Air Force, the last four years as the Air Force's senior uniformed leader. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo) 
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“All in a line”

C5 Galaxies align on a Westover runway to make room for air show aircraft at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., Aug. 4, 2012. The 2012 Great New England Air Show was the largest Westover has had since 1974, boasting more than 60 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kelly Galloway)
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