 
The Claw
FILE PHOTO -- Senior Airman Chris Harvey, 510th Crew Chief, gives Captain Scott "Fester" Fredrick, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, the traditional "Buzzard Claw sign" prior to his sortie on 11 Oct 2001. Fredrick will be flying a Surface Attack Tactics day sortie, (SAT-Day) which is designed to develop proficiency in day surface attack tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dave Ahlschwede)
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The Claw
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Posted: 2/7/2003
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Refueling
MALACKY AIR BASE, Slovakia -- Staff Sgt. William LeSage, 31st Supply Squadron, Fuels Flight, Aviano Air Base, Italy, refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon between sorties. He's one of 220 people deployed to support the 555th Fighter Squadron during a weapons training deployment here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mitch Fuqua)
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Refueling
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Posted: 2/7/2003
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Falcon refueling
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- An unidentified F-16 pilot from the Netherlands prepares his aircraft to take on fuel during an air refueling mission with a KC-135 Stratotanker. Aboard the tanker was an all-female crew from the 376th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Ganci Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. (Courtesy photo)
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Falcon refueling
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Posted: 2/7/2003
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Rocket features 9-11 artwork
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Delta II rocket with the "Let's Roll!" nose art awaits liftoff here Jan. 29, 2002. It is the first time in the cape's 50-year launch history that nose art appeared on a rocket. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff Wolfe)
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Posted: 1/31/2003
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Dragon Lady
FILE PHOTO -- An Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady flies a training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rose Reynolds)
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Dragon Lady
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Posted: 1/27/2003
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Tweaking tankers
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Tech. Sgt. Michael Mickens works on a KC-135 Stratotanker after an air refueling mission over Afghanistan on Jan 20. Mickens is assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Ganci Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The base is home to forces from seven coalition countries who conduct airlift, air-refueling and air-combat missions in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Center)
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Tweaking tankers
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Posted: 1/24/2003
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B-52 improvement
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A B-52 Stratofortress takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on a flight to test its new avionics system. The new system is part of the B-52 Avionics Midlife Improvement program. Flight tests began in December and will run through March 2004. The upgrade is the most significant improvement made to the bomber in the last 15 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Siu)
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B-52 improvement
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Posted: 1/24/2003
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Snow capped mission
OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH -- An F-16 C/J Fighting Falcon of the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., flies alongside a KC-135R Stratotanker during an Operation Northern Watch mission. The aircraft and pilot are part of the 50 United Kingdom and U.S. aircraft and more than 1,400 U.K., Turkish and U.S. troops assigned to the Combined Task Force, Operation Northern Watch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Gamble)
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Posted: 1/24/2003
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Take off
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- An F-16 C/J Fighting Falcon flown by a pilot from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., takes off during an Operation Northern Watch mission here. More than 50 United Kingdom and U.S. aircraft are assigned to Operation Northern Watch enforcing the no-fly zone over northern Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Gamble)
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Take off
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Posted: 1/24/2003
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Preflight
DJIBOUTI, Africa -- Master Sgt. Terry Butterfield, a production superintendent, Staff Sgt. Laurence Shaw, a crew chief and Staff Sgt. Francisco Casimirlewis, a sheet metal craftsman from the 16th Helicopter Maintenance Squadron, examine a buckle in the metal frame of a MH-53 helicopter prior to takeoff to perform a mission on Jan. 14, 2003. The 16th HMXS works 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week. The average workday is 12 hours to include mission planning, washing, re-fueling, inspecting, repairing, and servicing all systems of the MH-53 helicopters to maintain mission readiness. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members are deployed to Camp Lemonier here to combat terrorism in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Preflight
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Posted: 1/23/2003
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Titan II Coriolis
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A Titan II Coriolis launches from here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Saylor)
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Posted: 1/6/2003
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Silhouette of a crew chief walking on the wing of an F-15
KEY WEST, Fla. -- A crew chief from the 159th Air National Guard, LA maintenance crew preflights a F-15 fighter jet on Oct. 23, 2002 for Exercise Cope Snapper 2002. Held at NAS Key West Florida, Exercise Cope Snapper 02 is a multi-aircraft exercise that engages dissimilar air combat training with on fighter data link and joint operations with the Navy. The members involved in Cope Snapper consist of the 159th Fighter Wing's, Louisiana F-15 fighters, the 169th McEntire, SC Air National Guard's F-16 fighter jets, maintenance crews, and the Navy's F-18s and F-14 fighter jets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)
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Posted: 12/9/2002
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