 
AF Week in Photos
New York National Guard UH-60 Black Hawks prepare to conduct aerial refueling operations with a HC-130J Combat King II during exercise Angel Thunder 2013, April 8, 2013, at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. Angel Thunder is the largest joint service, multinational, interagency combat search and rescue exercise designed to train personnel recovery assets using a variety of scenarios to simulate deployment conditions and contingencies. The HC-130J is assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)
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Posted: 4/19/2013
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Globemaster glow
Senior Airman Joseph Farrell checks the inside of the C-17 Globemaster III before beginning a preflight inspection March 27, 2013, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Farrell is an electronic warfare systems journeyman assigned to the 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The C-17 can take off and land on runways as short as 3,500 feet and 90 feet wide. (U.S. Air Force/photo Staff Sgt. Mikhail Berlin)
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Globemaster glow
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Posted: 4/5/2013
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Let it burn
Air Force firefighters assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing train with civilian firefighters to remove simulated victims from a burning aircraft April 2, 2013, at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton, New York. The Airmen are assigned to the 106th Civil Engineering Squadron. Kellogg University provided the mock aircraft, which burned propane at an estimated 1,200 degrees. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Muncy)
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Let it burn
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Posted: 4/5/2013
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For the children
Capt. Steven Hyer plants a pinwheel near the main gate in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month April 1, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Stressful or traumatic childhood experiences have been linked to social, emotional or cognitive impairments in adults. Hyer is assigned to the 366th Medical Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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For the children
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Posted: 4/5/2013
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Rock on!
The Lt. Dan Band performs for more than 2,500 people in the 755th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s hangar March 29, 2013, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The band held the free performance to show their support for veterans, military volunteers and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Josh Slavin)
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Rock on!
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Posted: 4/5/2013
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Night Light
Beneath the light of a full moon, Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing prepare a C-130J Hercules for a flight March 27, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 19th Wing's responsibilities range from supplying humanitarian airlift relief to victims of disasters, to airdropping supplies and troops into the heart of contingency operations in hostile areas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Scalf)
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Night Light
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Posted: 4/5/2013
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Color me happy
Colored powder is thrown into the air after participants complete The Color Run™ 5K March 23, 2013, in Lubbock, Texas. Airmen from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M, and members of the surrounding communities participated in the race. The Color Run™, also known as the Happiest 5k on the planet, is a unique paint race that celebrates healthiness, happiness, individuality and giving back to the community. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Angelica Powell)
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Color me happy
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Posted: 4/5/2013
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Rescue me
Pararescuemen assigned to the 102nd Rescue Squadron simulate recovering a downed F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot during training March 25, 2013, at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton, New York. Pararescuemen are the only Defense Department elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum personnel recovery to include conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher S. Muncy)
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Rescue me
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Posted: 4/5/2013
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Snow day
Airmen remove snow and ice from a C-17 Globemaster III March 25, 2013, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Three to five inches of snow fell at Andrews, marking the first major snowstorm of the year in the area. The C-17 is assigned to assigned to Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)
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Snow day
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Posted: 4/5/2013
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Rising to the top
Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert Gaylor lights the chief’s candle during the Chief Master Sergeant Recognition Ceremony March 9, 2013, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. The rank of chief master sergeant represents the top one percent of the enlisted force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dana J. Butler)
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Posted: 4/5/2013
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Gear up!
Senior Master Sgt. Vincent Aldama inspects an HGU-56/P aircrew flight helmet March 8, 2013, on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Aldama is responsible for flight equipment such as helmets, oxygen masks, parachutes, flotation devices, survival kits, night vision goggles, anti-G garments, aircrew eye and respiratory protective equipment and other types of aircrew flight equipment. Aldama is an aircrew flight equipment specialist deployed to the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
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Gear up!
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Posted: 4/5/2013
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Battling the elements
Air Force and Coast Guard members construct a fire for producing smoke signals Feb. 21, 2013, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Signaling is one of the many skills taught during “Cool School” as part of the Survival Evasion Resistance Escape training required for flight crew members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Peter Reft)
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Battling the ...
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Posted: 4/5/2013
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Mentoring moment
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody meets with Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing March 26, 2013, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Cody visited with service members to share the Air Force strategic vision. Cody is the 17th chief master sergeant of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caitlin O'Neil-McKeown)
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Mentoring moment
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Posted: 3/29/2013
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Enduring the elements
Security forces members assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing discuss the layout of camp defenses on the first night of Eagle Flag 13-2 March 18, 2013, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Airmen from the CRW paired with Soldiers from the 690th Rapid Port Opening Element based at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and participated in a U.S. Transportation Command Joint Task Force Validation exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)
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Enduring the ...
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Posted: 3/29/2013
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Caring for Airmen
Medical technicians and doctors turn an Airman with simulated injuries on his side, as part of a training scenario Feb. 19, 2013 at Suwon Air Base, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla)
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Caring for ...
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Posted: 3/29/2013
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From the belly of the beast
Senior Airman Kalipb Wiggins moves a piece of equipment away from a C-5 Galaxy March 14, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Airmen unloaded approximately 103,165 pounds of maintenance equipment for an F-16 Fighting Falcon unit participating in a weapons system evaluation program the following week. Wiggins is assigned to the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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From the belly ...
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Posted: 3/29/2013
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Mission ready
An HH-60 Pave Hawk taxis down a runway after arriving for the terminal employment phase March 8, 2013, at Gowen Field, Idaho. The training mission objective is to demonstrate and instruct HH-60 weapons employment and landing zone options to maximize weapons effectiveness and quickly recover survivors. The phase is one out of a series of advanced training programs administered at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The aircraft is assigned to the 34th Weapons Squadron of U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)
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Mission ready
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Posted: 3/29/2013
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Drawing a bead
Instructors from the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group Combat Arms Training and Maintenance section instruct Airmen during an active shooter scenario March 7, 2013, on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. During the course Airmen are told to fire starting from a seated position and also while moving towards the target. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Drawing a bead
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Posted: 3/29/2013
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Up in smoke
Firefighters from the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron extinguish a fire during a fire training exercise March 4, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Two teams worked in unison to push the fire back without it reigniting behind them. The training exercise was one component of a base-wide operational readiness exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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Up in smoke
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Posted: 3/29/2013
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One more hug
Airman 1st Class Alex Newport hugs his son, Jett, March 26, 2013, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Newport and approximately 350 Airmen left Moody AFB for a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia. Newport is assigned to the 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter)
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One more hug
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Posted: 3/29/2013
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Lifeline
A pararescueman hoists a survivor into an HH-60 Pave Hawk during a terminal employment phase March 13, 2013, at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. The hoist is a quick, effective method of recovering survivors. The phase is one out of a series of advanced training programs administered at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)
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Lifeline
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Posted: 3/29/2013
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Getting your fill
Airmen and local Afghan children pump water from a repaired water well in a village Jan. 26, 2013, near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The Airmen teamed up with local Afghan leaders to fix the broken well and bring fresh groundwater back to the village. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Getting your ...
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Posted: 2/14/2013
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One-man job
Airman 1st Class Jordan Berarducci drags a maintenance stand into position before inspecting engine oil levels on a C-5M Super Galaxy Jan. 27, 2013, at Camp Marmal, Afghanistan. The aircraft is assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Del., and is forward deployed to assist with the scheduled rotation of two U.S. Army aviation task forces. Berarducci is an aircraft maintenance apprentice assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover AFB, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)
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One-man job
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Posted: 2/14/2013
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