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1st. Lt Daniel Silk kisses his 7-month-old son, David, before deploying July 22 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Lieutenant Silk, a 34th Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancer pilot, will be deployed to Southwest Asia in support of military operations being conducted in various locations worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)
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Posted: 7/23/2008
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Parting is such sweet sorrow
Capt. Steven Fowler (left) and 1st. Lt Daniel Silk hold their children before deploying July 22 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Captain Fowler, a 34th Bomb Squadron weapons system operator, and Lieutenant Silk, a 34th Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancer pilot, will be deployed to Southwest Asia in support operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)
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Posted: 7/23/2008
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Parting is such sweet sorrow
1st. Lt. William Jacks hugs his daughters Rachel (left) and Anna July 22 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Lieutenant Jacks, a 34th Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancer pilot, will be deployed to Southwest Asia in support of military operations being conducted in various locations worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)
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Posted: 7/23/2008
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Parting is such sweet sorrow
Senior Airman William Seaborne hugs his wife, Shaina, and 5-year-old daughter, Riley, July 22 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Airman Seaborne, a 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hydraulic mechanic, will be deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)
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Posted: 7/23/2008
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Welcome home
As part of a hero's homecoming celebration, Girl Scouts from across eastern Massachusetts welcome home Airmen June 27 from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Earlier this year, hundreds of Girl Scouts delivered about 10,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to send to deployed military around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rick Berry)
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Posted: 7/3/2008
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Brothers in arms, family by blood
Chief Master Sgt. Earl McDonald speaks with his eldest son, Airman 1st Class Phil McDonald, March 13 upon his arrival to Sather Air Base, Iraq. Chief McDonald is the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron superintendent, and Airman McDonald is assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amanda Callahan)
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Posted: 6/4/2008
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AEF evolves to reflect dwell-ratios stressed career fields
This graphic represents the air and space expeditionary force deploy-to-dwell tempo. Called AEF Evolution, each career field will fall into a different category of deployment cycles. The deployment categories are called tempo bands. Air Force officials have created five tempo bands: A through E. Tempo Band A reflects the original AEF cycle of a 1:4 dwell ration based on 120-day deployments. Bands B through E are based on 179-day deployments. Tempo band B is a 1:4 dwell ratio -- or six months deployed 24 months home. Tempo band C is a 1:3 dwell, band D is a 1:2 dwell and band E, reserved for the most stressed career fields, is a 1:1 dwell, or six months out, six months in. (U.S. Air Force graphic)
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Posted: 6/3/2008
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Welcome home!
An Airman of the 823rd Security Forces Squadron lifts a loved one from the ground during a hug April 29 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Members of the 823rd SFS returned from a six-month deployment to Camp Bucca, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brittany Barker)
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Posted: 5/5/2008
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Welcome home!
Family members, friends and co-workers cheer as Airmen of the 823rd Security Forces Squadron return from a six-month deployment April 29 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Members of the 823rd SFS returned from a six-month deployment to Camp Bucca, Iraq. All of the unit's Airmen and military working dogs returned home safely. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brittany Barker)
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Posted: 5/5/2008
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Welcome home!
Col. Donald Derry shakes the hand of an Airman from the 823rd Security Forces Squadron as she steps off of a plane April 29 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Colonel Derry welcomed home members of the 823rd SFS who returned from a six-month deployment to Camp Bucca, Iraq. Colonel Derry is the 820th Security Forces Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brittany Barker)
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Posted: 5/5/2008
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Welcome home!
An Airman from the 823rd Security Forces Squadron takes a photo of another squadron member during a homecoming ceremony April 29 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Members of the 823rd SFS recently returned from a six-month deployment at Camp Bucca, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti)
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Posted: 5/5/2008
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Welcome home!
An Airman from the 823rd Security Forces Squadron hugs a loved one after returning from a deployment April 29 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Members of the 823rd SFS recently returned from a six-month deployment to Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti)
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Posted: 5/5/2008
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