 
Small diameter bomb makes combat debut
Airman 1st Class Amanda Hicks prepares a weapons carriage with GBU-39/B small diameter bombs to be uploaded on an F-15E Strike Eagle. Airman Hicks is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ricky Best)
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Posted: 10/5/2006
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Air traffic controller considers Air Force her second family
Airman 1st Class Stormi Samantha Gilman sits in front of her radar console at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Airman Gilman is an air traffic controller with the 47th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons)
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Posted: 10/3/2006
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New capability improves search, rescue response
Pararescuemen from the 347th Rescue Group at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., prepare to extract "survivors" during "Kangaroo Duck" training recently in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Apalachicola, Fla. The K-Duck is an inflatable raft that is strapped to the underbelly of a rescue helicopter so it can be easily dropped to better assist with water-rescue scenarios like those experienced during Hurricane Katrina. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Schelli Jones)
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Posted: 10/2/2006
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New capability improves search, rescue response
A rescue crew from the 347th Rescue Group at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., test a "Kangaroo Duck" in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Apalachicola, Fla. The K-Duck is an inflatable raft that is strapped to the underbelly of a rescue helicopter so it can be easily dropped to better assist with water-rescue scenarios like those experienced during Hurricane Katrina. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Schelli Jones)
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Posted: 10/2/2006
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55th Wing fulfills mission tasks from borrowed airfield
Lt. Col. Michael Swigert inspects the underside of an RC-135V/W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft prior to a training mission at Lincoln Air Park in Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 29. He is an aircraft commander and instructor with the 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Base aircraft and support units are temporarily operating from the air park ramp while the base's runway is under repair. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shad Eidson)
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Posted: 10/3/2006
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55th Wing fulfills mission tasks from borrowed airfield
Aircrew members retrieve gear from their bus before boarding an RC-135V/W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft for a training mission at Lincoln Air Park in Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 29. The 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., temporarily moved base aircraft and support units to the air park while the base's runway is under repair. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shad Eidson)
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Posted: 10/3/2006
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Balad's mission begins with strategic airlift
Airman 1st Class Mark Mano works on the engine of a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 18 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Airman Mano is assigned to the 721st Air Mobility Operations Group, Detachment 5. The Air Mobility Command detachment is responsible for the recovering, marshaling and repair of the C-5 Galaxies and C-17 that land here (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Croxon)
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Posted: 9/29/2006
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Balad's mission begins with strategic airlift
Airman 1st Class Paul Wrobel asks Staff Sgt. Robert Miller for advice before installing a part on a C-17 Globemaster III engine. They are assigned to the 721st Air Mobility Operations Group, Detachment 5. The Air Mobility Command detachment is responsible for the recovering, marshaling and repair of the C-5 Galaxies and C-17 that land here (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Croxon)
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Posted: 9/29/2006
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Balad's mission begins with strategic airlift
Staff Sgt. Robert Miller and Airman 1st Class Mark Mano open the engine cowling of a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 18. The Airmen are assigned to the 721st Air Mobility Operations Group, Detachment 5, which is responsible for the recovering, marshaling and repair of the C-5 Galaxies and C-17s that land here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Croxon)
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Posted: 9/29/2006
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Keeping the bomber combat ready
Staff Sgt. Ryan Walker (left) and Tech. Sgt. Tim Davis, B-1B Lancer crew chiefs, run through a preflight inspection Sept. 28 in the forward crew cabin of a bomber deployed to a location in Southwest Asia. The Airmen, from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. are assigned to the 379 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)
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Posted: 9/29/2006
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Deployed operations
Senior Airmen James Seelye and Kevin Street service the hydraulic system of a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 28 at a forward-operating base in Southwest Asia. The Airmen work for the largest tanker unit in the area of responsibility, the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. The unit includes KC-10 Extenders and KC-135 Stratotankers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Tudor)
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Posted: 9/28/2006
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Deployed operations
Airman 1st Class Johnny Yamada (right) listens to Senior Airman Mark Hernandez Sept. 28 as he explains how to disarm the ejection seat in a U-2 "Dragon Lady." Airman Hernandez, deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., gave the lesson to about 25 firefighters serving the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at this forward-operating base in Southwest Asia. Airman Yamada is a firefighter deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Tudor)
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Posted: 9/28/2006
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