 
Ahoy, coming aboard!
Airmen load a U.S. Navy Riverine Command Boat and trailer onto a C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 26, 2009, at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. The Navy's Riverine Group 1 is testing the boat to land on a variety of shorelines to drop off and extract personnel from any area. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)
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Ahoy, coming ...
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Shady business
Crew chiefs with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a B-2 Spirit for flight Aug. 24, 2009, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The B-2's primary mission is to attack time-critical targets early in a conflict to minimize an enemy's warfighting potential. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)
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Shady business
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Blaze of friendship
A fireworks display capped off the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug 22-23, 2009. More than 170,000 people attended the event designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)
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Blaze of ...
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Ready for fuel
A B-52 Stratofortress approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean Aug. 14, 2009. The bomber is taking part in the 2009 Inaugural Turkey Shoot with KC-135s and F-22 Raptors. The event allows air expeditionary units to plan and execute tactical missions with airframes that don't regularly train together. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Bush)
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Ready for fuel
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Conquering the rapids
Camp participants raft down the Payette River Aug. 14, 2009, during Operation Purple Camp near Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. More than 155,000 children have at least one parent deployed, and during the week of Aug. 9 through 15, 46 of those boys and girls learned coping methods during the camp held in nearby Donnelly. (Photo courtesy Billy Heatter)
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Conquering the ...
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Get better soon
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz talks with Senior Airman Bren Mejia during an aeromedical evacuation mission Aug. 7, 2009, on the Andrews Air Force Base, Md., flightline. The 779th Medical Group at Andrews has the busiest aeromedical staging facility in the continental United States, caring for more than 100 wounded and ill warriors returning each week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Renae L. Kleckner)
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Get better soon
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Time for fuel
An F-22 Raptor approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling mission June 19, 2009, as part of Northern Edge 2009 near Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Morgan Sneed)
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Time for fuel
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Backbone of homeland defense
An F-15 Eagle flies over NASA's Cape Canaveral in Florida. The U.S. military routinely provides support to NASA shuttle launches, ensuring airspace safety and security for the launch, and landing by enforcing the FAA's temporary flight restriction zones. (Courtesy photo)
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Backbone of ...
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Training to hunt
A MQ-9 Reaper flies above Creech Air Force Base, Nev., during a local training mission June 9, 2009. The 42nd Attack Squadron at Creech AFB operates the MQ-9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Paul Ridgeway)
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Training to hunt
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To infinity and beyond
A Minotaur I launches May 19, 2009, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island, Va. The payload is a military TacSat-3 satellite. (Courtesy photo/Orbital, Thom Baur)
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To infinity and ...
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Mission complete
In a C-17 Globemaster III, Airmen from the 375th Airlift Wing return home May 17, 2009, to Scott Air Force Base from Volk Field, Wis. Active-duty, Air National Guard and Reserve Airmen were at Volk Field to participate in a week-long training exercise in preparation for an operational readiness inspection next year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Wesley Farnsworth)
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Mission complete
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Ouch!
Staff Sgt. Jonathon Winters is "attacked" by Ciro, a 7-year-old German shepherd, during a military working dog demonstration May 5, 2009, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Sergeant Winters is a 325th Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Stevens)
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Ouch!
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