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An Airman from the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. responds to a training scenario during an operational readiness evaluation Oct. 27, 2011, in Gulfport, Miss. The ORE was intended to evaluate the wing members’ mission effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)
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Ready for ...
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Posted: 11/3/2011
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White glove inspection
A C-17 Globemaster III maintainer inspects the aircraft's engines during an operational readiness evaluation of the 437th Airlift Wing Oct. 27, 2011, in Gulfport, Miss. The evaluation was intended to determine the wing members’ ability to fight and objectively measure mission effectiveness. The 437th Airlift Wing is located at Joint Base, Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)
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White glove ...
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Posted: 11/3/2011
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Check engine light
A C-17 Globemaster III pilot runs through pre-flight checklists during an operational readiness evaluation Oct. 26, 2011, in Gulfport, Miss. Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing participated in the ORE, which was intended to evaluate mission effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)
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Check engine ...
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Posted: 11/3/2011
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Load up
Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., work on a C-17 Globemaster III during an operational readiness evaluation Oct. 25, 2011, in Gulfport, Miss. The evaluation was intended to determine the wing members’ ability to fight and objectively measure mission effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)
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Load up
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Posted: 11/3/2011
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Eagle lightning
An F-15E Strike Eagle is illuminated by a lightning storm Oct. 6, 2011, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht)
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Eagle lightning
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Posted: 11/4/2011
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Fighting fire
Firefighters from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron respond to a simulated interior fire Oct. 5, 2011, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The interior burn within the static training aircraft allows JB Charleston firefighters the ability to master their extinguishing abilities in case of an actual event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)
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Fighting fire
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Posted: 10/28/2011
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Angel Thunder
Pararescuemen perform a 50-foot hoist extraction from a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter Oct. 18, 2011, in Tuscson, Ariz., as part of a search and rescue mission during Angel Thunder 2011. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery/combat search and rescue exercise with approximately 1,400 participants from U.S. military, federal and state agencies and coalition forces. The Airmen are assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin)
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Angel Thunder
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Posted: 10/28/2011
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Maintaining security
Staff Sgt. Martin Ratkowski and his military working dog Tosca search a home for home-made explosives Oct. 20, 2011, in a local village in the district of Mizan, Afghanistan. Ratkowski is a military working dog handler attached to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul to provide explosives searches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)
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Maintaining ...
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Posted: 10/28/2011
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On a jet plane
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta waves as he boards an Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft Oct. 21, 2011, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Panetta departed the base to visit defense leaders and U.S. troops stationed in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)
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On a jet plane
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Posted: 10/28/2011
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Night driving
Staff Sgt. John Martz directs a forklift Oct. 24, 2011, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, during Exercise Beverly High 12-1. The exercise hones Airmen’s skills and readies them to respond to real-world emergencies. Martz is an air transportation craftsman assigned to the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Kadena AB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jarvie Z. Wallace)
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Night driving
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Posted: 10/28/2011
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Returning home
Families, friends and coworkers wait for members of the 555th Fighter Squadron to return from deployment Oct. 24, 2011, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 555th FS was deployed to Afghanistan for six months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jenay Randolph)
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Returning home
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Posted: 10/28/2011
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Ranger up
Airmen training as squad leaders discuss tactics for an ambush training mission Oct. 21, 2011, at the Nevada Test and Training Range in southern Nevada during the Ranger Assessment and Selection course. Airmen must attend the RAS course before going to the Army Ranger School. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)
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Ranger up
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Posted: 10/28/2011
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