 
Taming the beast
Firefighters attack the flames of an "aircraft" fire during a joint training exercise May 4, 2009, at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Firefighters from active-duty, Air Guard and Reserve units participated in the joint training exercise for disaster preparation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Charles Haymond)
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Taming the beast
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Posted: 2/1/2010
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Will it float?
Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing pararescuemen position an inflatable flotation collar around a mockup of the Orion space capsule during recovery testing April 8, 2009, near Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The collar stabilizes the capsule after water landing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Flipse)
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Will it float?
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Moving the Coast Guard
Airmen load a Coast Guard helicopter onto a C-17 Globemaster III April 7, 2009, at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Two helicopters were delivered to Central America for missions there. The C-17 aircrew is from the Air Force Reserve's 315th Airlift Wing from Charleston AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Chett Collier)
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Moving the ...
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A dignified transfer
An Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center carry team transfers the remains of Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Myers from the aircraft April 5, 2009, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Sergeant Myers died April 4 near Helmand Province, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
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A dignified ...
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Taking it to the slopes
Senior Airman Kevin Krogh mono-skis April 2, 2009, during the 23rd National Disabled American Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colo. Airman Krogh lost both legs in a major car accident in 2007 and this is his first year attending the sports clinic. Airman Krogh is assigned to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)
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Taking it to ...
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Wintery blast
On the flight line at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, KC-135 Stratotankers bear the brunt of a winter storm March 27, 2009, alongside Stratotankers from Grand Forks AFB. Airmen from Grand Forks are on temporary duty at Eielson. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Willard E. Grande II)
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Wintery blast
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Going supersonic
An F-22 Raptor executes a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis June 22, 2009, during Northern Edge 2009, a joint exercise in Alaska focusing on detecting and tracking units at sea, in the air and on land. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Ronald Dejarnett)
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Going supersonic
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Prowling the Pacific
Two F-22 Raptors fly over the Pacific Ocean during a theater security mission March 9, 2009, as part of a deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Raptors are deployed from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)
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Prowling the ...
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You can't hide
A pararescueman provides security during an Exercise Patriot Archangel tactical rescue scenario Oct. 24, 2009, at an undisclosed location in the U.S. The exercise hones Guardian Angel combat operations in "hostile" urban environments and increases combat effectiveness for pararescuemen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson)
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You can't hide
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Get ready to swim
Staff Sgt. Reid Beveridge (far left), a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, teaches aircrew members water survival at the base pool at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, April 29, 2009. The course helps prepare crew members who might be in an aircraft accident over open waters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)
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Follow the flare
Tech. Sgt. Wes Hufnagel signals during a rescue training mission March 9, 2009, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. He is a pararescueman assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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Taking a victory lap
The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds fly over the Las Vegas Motor Speedway March 1, 2009, during the NASCAR Nextel Cup race. The Thunderbird team is located at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)
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