Air Force Week in Photos

AF Week in Photos

The Eglin Air Force Base Honor Guard waits to bring in the colors at the retirement ceremony for the MC-130E Combat Talon I, April 25, 2013, at Duke Field, Fla. Aircrew, maintainers and many others gathered to remember and bid farewell to the Talon I on its official retirement from the Air Force. The last five Talons, located at Duke Field, will be delivered to the "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., by mid-May 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

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Thunderbolt pit stop

Senior Airman Casey Kubick (left) and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Roof refuel an A-10 Thunderbolt II using a forward area refueling point April 18, 2013, in White Sands, N.M., during exercise Angel Thunder 2013. 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. Kubick and Roof are with the 755th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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Out of the desert

A C-17 Globemaster III lifts off April 21, 2013, at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia. The C-17 is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force and is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The C-17 is deployed from Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. George Thompson)

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Down and dirty

Airman 1st Class Bradley Kessinger changes the oil on a multistop truck April 4, 2013, at the 99th Logistics Readiness Squadron maintenance hangar at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Regular maintenance ensures government vehicles are kept to optimum performance requirements. Kessinger is a 99th LRS vehicle maintenance specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

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Night loading

Staff Sgt. Robert Clark directs an Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System out of a C-17 Globemaster III, April 25, 2013, during Exercise Emerald Warrior, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations components in urban and irregular warfare settings to support combatant commanders. Clark is a C-17 loadmaster with the 8th Airlift Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Making the cut

Master Sgt. Donnie Bogan saws cutting lines in concrete April 27, 2013, at the construction site of Crooked Tree Government Primary School in Belize. Civil Engineers from both the U.S. and Belize are constructing various structures at schools throughout Belize as part of an exercise called New Horizons. Building these facilities will support further education for the children of the country and provide valuable training for U.S. and Belizean service members. Bogan is a project manager with the 823rd Red Horse Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Holly Hess)

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Falling for it

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Mensch exits a SC-7 Skyvan with a low-profile parachute April 12, 2013, over the Edwards Farm Dropzone, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The low-profile parachute is intended to replace the BA-22 parachute, which is currently configured for use in the AC-130 gunship. Mensch is a 418th Flight Test Squadron parachute test jumper. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Case)

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Wired

Senior Airman Shayne Kusserow places concertina wire along the perimeter of a bare base during a combat readiness training course April 16, 2013, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Combat readiness training is designed to educate and prepare 606th Air Control Squadron Airmen for deployment operations. The concertina wire is just one defensive tactic used to deter enemies in a potentially hostile environment. Kusserow is a 606th ACS vehicle maintenance technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo)

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Mountain view

An Air Force-variant F-35A Lightning II, flown by Marine Lt. Col. Rodger Hardy with the Defense Contract Management Agency, arrives April 24, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The F-35A is a single-seat, single engine, fifth generation, multirole fighter that’s able to perform ground attack, reconnaissance and air defense missions with stealth capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Daniel Hughes)

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Sea lift

Petty Officer 2nd Class Lucas Voie prepares to lower a line to a rescue swimmer in the water below during joint water rescue training April 25, 2013, near Sirena Beach at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Voie is a Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 aircrewman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mariah Haddenham)

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Eagles on the line

F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Fighter Squadron taxi along the flightline April 28, 2013, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. Airmen and aircraft from the 494th FS were deployed to Southwest Asia for eight months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen Linch)

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Look ahead

The Eglin Air Force Base Honor Guard waits to bring in the colors at the retirement ceremony for the MC-130E Combat Talon I, April 25, 2013, at Duke Field, Fla. Aircrew, maintainers and many others gathered to remember and bid farewell to the Talon I on its official retirement from the Air Force. The last five Talons, located at Duke Field, will be delivered to the "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., by mid-May 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

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A flag farewell

The Eglin Air Force Base Honor Guard brings in the colors in the shadow of an MC-130E Combat Talon I during its retirement ceremony April 25, 2013, at Duke Field, Fla. Aircrew, maintainers and many others turned out to remember and bid farewell to the aircraft on its official retirement from the Air Force. The last five Talons, located at Duke Field, will be delivered to the “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., by mid-May. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

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Into the past

Aircrew members from the 919th Special Operations Wing watch their aircraft, the MC-130E Combat Talon I, April 15, 2013 during its final flight before retirement. The last five Talons in the Air Force belong to the 919th SOW. They will make one final flight to the "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., by mid-May. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

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This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

AF Week in Photos

Thunderbolt pit stop

Out of the desert

Down and dirty

Night loading

Making the cut

Falling for it

Wired

Mountain view

Sea lift

Eagles on the line

Look ahead

A flag farewell

Into the past

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