 
Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team
National Guard members from the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team post security during a mission, April 23, 2013, in Panjwai, Afghanistan. The ADT provides agricultural education, marketing and services for the people of Afghanistan by identifying farming deficiencies, providing technical expertise in agricultural and leadership areas, and teaching business, financial, and management practices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team
Members of the Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team walk to a meeting with local Afghans, April 21, 2013, in Arghandab, Afghanistan. The ADT provides agricultural education, marketing and services for the people of Afghanistan by identifying farming deficiencies, providing technical expertise in agricultural and leadership areas, and teaching business, financial and management practices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team
Senior Airman Evelyn Robinson draws a picture of rapper The Notorious B.I.G., April 19, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Pasab, Afghanistan. During her down time, Robinson spends her time drawing portraits of people. Robinson works as a knowledge operations manager at her home unit, the 123rd Airlift Wing in Louisville, Ky. , and is deployed as a member of the Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team Security Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team
Master Sgt. James Oliver prepares for a mission, April 18, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Pasab, Afghanistan. Oliver is a training manager at the 123rd Airlift Wing, Louisville, Ky., and is deployed as a Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team agriculture specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team
Airmen and Soldiers assigned to the Kentucy National Guard Agribusiness Development Team prepare to return to home station after completing a mission, April 17, 2013, in Panjwai, Afghanistan. Their mission is to continue the work set forth by the previous four Kentucky teams in assisting local Afghans in becoming agriculturally self-sufficient and developing their agriculture marketplace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team
Tech. Sgt. Michael Herrell shares candy with a local Afghan child during a mission, April 17, 2013, in Panjwai, Afghanistan. Herrell, a Kentucky Air National Guard finance specialist, is deployed as a Joint Expeditionary Tasked Airman with the 466th Air Expeditionary Squadron and is working as a Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team Agriculture team specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team
Airmen and Soldiers assigned to the Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team join in a prayer before a mission, April 17, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Pasab, Afghanistan. Their mission is to continue the work set forth by the previous four Kentucky teams in assisting local Afghans in becoming agriculturally self-sufficient and developing their agriculture marketplace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Explosive mission
U.S. Air Force and Slovakian explosive ordnance disposal personnel unload a trailer and carefully place ordnance for a controlled detonation June 12, 2013, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Slovakian and Australian EOD personnel participated in a joint mission to dispose of excess military ordnance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Explosive mission
Senior Airman Kyle Miller connects detonation cord to a controlled detonation June 12, 2013, outside of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Slovakian and Australian explosive ordnance displosal personnel participated in a joint mission to dispose of excess military ordnance. Miller is a 466th Air Expeditionary Squadron EOD technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Rock and roll
Security forces members clear a village during pre-deployment training April 30, 2013, at the military operations in urban terrain training village outside of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Air Force officials recently announced that Fort Bliss, Texas, will be the preferred alternative for the Security Forces Ground Combat Training Center. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Gregory Brook.)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Explosive mission
Smoke rises and controlled detonations go off during a joint-coalition mission June 12, 2013, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Romanian soldiers provided security for the mission while U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Slovakian and Australian explosive ordnance disposal personnel conducted the controlled detonations, which was an example of the working partnerships between the allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Explosive Mission
A U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal technician surveys the area after a controlled detonation June 12, 2013, outside of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Following the joint mission to dispose of excess military ordnance, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Australian and Slovakian EOD technicians examined the blast site to determine the total destruction of the munitions in the controlled detonation, or if additional clean up would be required, while Romanian soldiers provided security for the site. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Brian Maguire)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Explosive mission
U.S. Air Force and Slovakian explosive ordnance disposal personnel unload a trailer and carefully place ordnance for a controlled detonation June 12, 2013, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Slovakian and Australian EOD personnel participated in a joint mission to dispose of excess military ordnance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Explosive mission
Staff Sgt. Lyle Flagg places excess military ordnance in preparation for a controlled detonation June 12, 2013, outside of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Slovakian and Australian EOD personnel participated in a joint mission to dispose of excess military ordnance. Flagg is a 466th Air Expeditionary Squadron explosive ordnance Disposal technician deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Explosive mission
Joint-coalition forces prepare multiple controlled detonations to dispose of excess military ordnance June 12, 2013, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Slovakian and Australian explosive ordnance disposal personnel, along with Romanian soldiers providing security, participated in in the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Explosive mission
A Slovakian explosive ordnance disposal soldier observes a controlled detonation location, June 12, 2013, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. With Romanian soldiers providing security, U.S., Slovakian and Australian EOD personnel conducted a joint mission to dispose of excess military ordnance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Explosive mission
U.S. Air Force and Slovakian explosive ordnance disposal personnel unload a trailer and carefully place ordnance for a controlled detonation near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 12, 2013. U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Slovakian and Australian EOD personnel participated in a joint mission to safely dispose of excess military ordnance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Explosive mission
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Stark gives a mission brief to joint-coalition forces June 12, 2013, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Slovakian and Australian EOD personnel participated in the joint mission to dispose of excess military ordnance. Stark, an Amherst, N.Y., native, is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Stark is a 466th Air Expeditionary Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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Explosive Mission
A joint-coalition convoy departs Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to dispose of excess military ordnance June 12, 2013. Romanian soldiers provided security for the mission, while U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Slovakian and Australian explosive ordnance disposal personnel conducted the controlled detonations, which was an example of the working partnerships between the allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
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Posted: 6/28/2013
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tick, tick, BOOM
(From left) Staff Sgt. Shawn Briggs, Senior Airman Aaron Haak and Tech. Sgt. Jordan Bishopp, an explosive ordnance disposal team, showcase equipment they use to perform their mission while at the Combat Battlefield Ready Airmen course at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The CoBRA course provides training to all deploying Air Force EOD personnel. (U.S. Air Force graphic/J. Luke Borland) (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie Davis III)
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Posted: 6/26/2013
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Coalition mission ends with bang
U.S. Air Force and Slovakian explosive ordnance disposal personnel unload a trailer and carefully place ordnance for a controlled detonation near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 12, 2013. U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Slovakian and Australian EOD personnel participated in a joint mission to dispose of excess military ordnance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
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Posted: 6/25/2013
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SEAC to Airmen: Embrace innovation, Total Force Fitness as military leans down
Senior Airman Amanda Ampey (left) meets Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia before showing him the interior of a KC-135 Stratotanker June 20, 2013, at Hangar 814 during a tour of Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. While on RAF Mildenhall, Battaglia also viewed 352nd Special Operations Group assets, and he addressed Airmen during a base town hall meeting. Battaglia is the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Ampey is a 351st Air Refueling Squadron boom operator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Preston Webb)
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Posted: 6/21/2013
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Farewell to a true public servant
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley bids farewell to Airmen while departing from the Pentagon June 20, 2013, for the final time as the Air Force secretary. Donley was confirmed as the 22nd secretary of the Air Force Oct. 2, 2008. He served as the acting secretary since June of that year, as well as for seven months in 1993, making him the longest serving secretary in the history of the Air Force. His departure ceremony is June. 21, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael J. Pausic)
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Posted: 6/20/2013
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Farewell to a true public servant
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley bids farewell to Airmen while departing from the Pentagon June 20, 2013, for the final time as the Air Force secretary. Donley was confirmed as the 22nd secretary of the Air Force Oct. 2, 2008. He served as the acting secretary since June of that year, as well as for seven months in 1993, making him the longest serving secretary in the history of the Air Force. His departure ceremony is June. 21, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael J. Pausic)
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Posted: 6/20/2013
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SecAF farewell ceremony to stream live on Air Force Link
Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley will be honored during a ceremony June 21, 2013 at 1 p.m., at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The ceremony will stream live online at the Pentagon Channe'ls live stream site and Air Force Link's live video page. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Corey Parrish)
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Posted: 6/18/2013
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Hurricane Hunters
Maj. Sean Cross flies his WC-130J aircraft into a potential hurricane. Cross is one of the hurricane hunters with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron based at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Cross)
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Posted: 6/14/2013
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Hurricane Hunters
The home of Maj. Sean Cross, and his wife, Apryl, following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, in 2005. Cross is one of the hurricane hunters of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron based at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The squadron and their families are often a target for storms that hit the upper Gulf coast. (Photo courtesy Maj. Sean Cross)
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Posted: 6/14/2013
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Hurricane Hunters
Maj. Sean Cross with his wife, Apryl, and son Cooper. Cross is one of the hurricane hunter pilots with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Cross and his crew often find themselves, as well as their families, in harms way during hurricane season on the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo courtesy Maj. Sean Cross)
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Posted: 6/14/2013
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Missile support Airmen
Staff Sgt. Ryan Bullard breaks for a nap at the end of the day after hosting guests at his missile alert facility and ensuring his facility manager-in-training has passed his training evaluation March 12, 2013, in Montana. Facility managers serve four days at a time at any one of the 341st Missile Wing’s 15 missile alert facilities, which are spread across 13,800 square miles of various Montana landscapes. While posted to the missile complex FMs eat, sleep, exercise and work. Bullard is a facility manager assigned to the 490th Missile Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
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Posted: 6/12/2013
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Missile support Airmen
Airman 1st Class Thomas Huenink (left) and Senior Airman Jacob Petersen play catch during a break at a missile alert facility February 28, 2013, in Wyoming. The Airmen who work at the MAF live and work at the facility 24/7 during their three-or four-day shifts. Huenink and Petersen are assigned to the 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)
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Posted: 6/12/2013
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Missile support Airmen
Staff Sgt. Daniel Khrayzat performs an operations check on a wheel loader February 28, 2013, at a missle alert facility in Wyoming. As a facility manager, Khrayzat is responsible for making sure everything in the MAF is in working order. He is also responsible for snow removal during the winter. Khrayzat is assigned to the 320th Missile Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)
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Posted: 6/12/2013
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Missile support Airmen
Senior Airman Travon Kelly and his teammates inspect a launch facility during an exercise February 28, 2013. The Airmen perform regular checks of the launch facilities and train to regain control from aggressors in the event of unauthorized entry. Kelly is assigned to the 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)
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Posted: 6/12/2013
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Missile support Airmen
Airman 1st Class Thomas Huenink (center) yells out to an “aggressor” while Senior Airman Jacob Petersen (background) provides overwatch and Senior Airman Kendra Walker calls down to the capsule during a training scenario in a missile alert facility March 28, 2013, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Alarm response force team members routinely run scenarios to keep their skills sharp. Huenink, Petersen and Walker are assigned to the 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)
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Posted: 6/12/2013
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Missile support Airmen
Airmen from the 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron approach a launch facility February 28, 2013. The Airmen perform regular checks of the launch facilities and train to regain control from aggressors in the event of unauthorized entry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)
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Posted: 6/12/2013
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Missile support Airmen
Senior Airman Christopher Kolp prepares meals for Airmen while they are working at the missile alert facility March 27, 2013, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Kolp is responsible for cooking three meals a day for the crews in the MAF and performs the dining facility functions on his own. Kolp is assigned to the 320th Missile Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)
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Posted: 6/12/2013
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Missile support Airmen
Airman 1st Class Lachaundre Wilson sprinkles seasoning on french fries while preparing a chicken breast dish at a missile alert facility March 12, 2013, in Montana. Missile chefs are responsible for preparing meals for up 10 to 15 people each day. Wilson is assigned to the 490th Missile Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
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Posted: 6/12/2013
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Missile support Airmen
Airman 1st Class Lachaundre Wilson rings up a customer’s order and gathers their change from the cash register March 12, 2013, at a missile alert facility nearly two hours from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Missile chefs post out to the missile complex for four days during which they cook and serve meals, clean the kitchen, and check and update the food inventory, among other tasks. Wilson is a chef assigned to the 490th Missile Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
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Posted: 6/12/2013
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Missile support Airmen
Staff Sgt. Ryan Bullard breaks for a nap at the end of the day after hosting guests at his missile alert facility and ensuring his facility manager-in-training has passed his training evaluation March 12, 2013, in Montana. Facility managers serve four days at a time at any one of the 341st Missile Wing’s 15 missile alert facilities, which are spread across 13,800 square miles of various Montana landscapes. While posted to the missile complex FMs eat, sleep, exercise and work. Bullard is a facility manager assigned to 490th Missile Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
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Posted: 6/12/2013
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Missile support Airmen
341st Missile Security Forces Squadron Airmen travel across a Montana highway to a 490th Missile Squadron Launch Facility to perform a routine security check March 12, 2013. Each of the 341st Missile Wing’s three missile squadrons control 50 Minuteman III ICBM launch facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
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Posted: 6/12/2013
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Surprise gift
A decorate bag, once filled with candy, made by a grade school student more than a decade ago. 2nd Lt. Jennifer Szatkowski, a second year medical student with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, saw the bag she made for service members, on a bulletin board where she was having her teeth cleaned. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 6/11/2013
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Surprise gift
2nd Lt. Jennifer Szatkowski holds up a decorative brown bag she made for service members more than a decade ago while in grade school. Szatkowski, a second year medical student with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, saw the bag on a bulletin board where she was having her teeth cleaned. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 6/11/2013
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Sexual Assault Response
Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward heads the Air Force Sexual Assault Response Office in the Pentagon. She was formerly the Air Force Chief of Safety. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 6/11/2013
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Why women leave the Air Force
)Lt. Col. Tiaa Henderson, (left to right) Capt. Amanda Mason, Chief Master Sgt. Trae King and Gail Lee participated in an Air Force panel discussion on why women are leaving the Air Force during the 2013 Joint Women's Leadership Symposium held in National Harbor, Md., June 7, 2013. (DoD photo/ Desiree N. Palacios)
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Posted: 6/8/2013
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Why women leave the Air Force
Lt. Col. Tiaa Henderson, (left to right) Capt. Amanda Mason, Chief Master Sgt. Trae King and Gail Lee participated in an Air Force panel discussion on why women are leaving the Air Force during the 2013 Joint Women's Leadership Symposium held in National Harbor, Md., June 7, 2013. (DoD photo/ Desiree N. Palacios)
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Posted: 6/8/2013
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Sexual assault is a 'cancer,' Welsh says
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and the Judge Advocate General Lt. Gen. Richard Harding appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee June 4, 2013, in Washington, D.C. During the hearing they testified alongside the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the service chiefs from the other branches about combating sexual assault in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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Posted: 6/5/2013
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Sexual assault is a 'cancer,' Welsh says
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and the Judge Advocate General Lt. Gen. Richard Harding appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee June 4, 2013, in Washington, D.C. During the hearing they testified alongside the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the service chiefs from the other branches about combating sexual assault in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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Posted: 6/5/2013
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Sexual assault undermines our great force
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and the Judge Advocate General Lt. Gen. Richard Harding appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee, June 4, 2013 in Washington, D.C. During the hearing they testified alongside the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the service chiefs from the other branches about combating sexual assault in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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Posted: 6/4/2013
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