 
Keeping them flying
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Senior Airman Russell Asbel inspects the rotor blade on his HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter after an Operation Unified Assistance mission here. Airman Asbel, a crew chief, and others from the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, are helping move relief supplies to tsunami victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)
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Pass in review
WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush (from left), Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper and Vice President Dick Cheney salute as the American flag passes during the 2005 Presidential Inaugural Parade here Jan. 20, 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tracy DeMarco)
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Warrior Day
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Staff Sgt. Marlena Covertson low crawls through an obstacle course recently during Andersen's annual Warrior Day Challenge. The event challenges teams from different squadrons in six events testing physical fitness, self-aid buddy care, gas mask donning, weapons assembly, an obstacle course and knowledge of the Airman's Manual. Sergeant Jones is assigned to the 13th Air Force. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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AFSOC unit wraps up Asian aid mission
LANGKAWI, Malaysia -- An MC-130P Combat Shadow from Kadena Air Base, Japan, takes off from here Jan 14. Crews from Kadena's 17th Special Operations Squadron fly into Indonesia daily, shuttling humanitarian relief supplies into Banda Aceh. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Farris)
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Scanning the sky
OVER SRI LANKA -- Senior Airman Matt Morrow scans the Sri Lankan horizon during tsunami relief operations here. His HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter delivered supplies and equipment to various relief distribution centers. Airman Morrow is an aerial gunner from the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, supporting Operation Unified Assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)
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Airmen march in inaugural parade
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard marches in the Presidential Inaugural Parade here Jan. 20. Joint Task Force-Armed Forces Inaugural Committee officials are responsible for coordinating all military ceremonial support for the inauguration. Support included musical units, marching units, color guards, firing details and salute batteries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Meyer)
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Heading Home
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Tech. Sgt. Larry Haro guides Airmen loading an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter into a C-5 Galaxy aircraft after supporting Operation Unified Assistance here. The helicopters and Airmen deployed from the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, and are returning to their home station after helping deliver relief goods to tsunami victims. Sergeant Haro is a Pave Hawk crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)
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Tikrit Airmen focused on the job at hand
TIKRIT, Iraq -- Senior Airman Ronnie Rodriguez stands ready at a 50 caliber machine gun before a convoy security mission in Iraq. He is assigned to Detachment 1058 of the 732nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. David Reagan)
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Northern Lights
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, shines above Bear Lake here Jan. 18. The lights are the result of solar particles colliding with gases in Earth's atmosphere. Early Eskimos and Indians believed different legends about the Northern Lights, such as they were the souls of animals dancing in the sky or the souls of fallen enemies trying to rise again. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)
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Say cheese
UTAPAO, Thailand -- Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon takes time away from operations to visit the Pattaya Orphanage and School for the Deaf here Jan. 19. Sergeant Allmon is deployed in support of Operation Unified Assistance and is assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Harry Fisher)
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