'Week in Photos' features Airmen around the globe

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SAN ANTONIO (AFNEWS) --  The "Week In Photos" Web feature provides visitors with photos highlighting Air Force missions around the world. Among this week's photos are:

At Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Senior Airman Andrew Caro and Staff Sgt. Dustin Maglinti take aim at a target during a training exercise. They are close-precision-engagement-team Airmen. They blend in to their surroundings by using "ghillie suits."

Stefan Gauder of Heidelberg, Germany, takes a shot toward the goal during the 2007 Special Olympic games. German and American volunteers from the Kaiserslautern military community assisted more than 750 Special Olympians compete in the 24th annual games.

An aging Iowa Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker, awaits departure from its home base at the 185th Air Reserve Wing in Sioux City before it is flown to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., where the it will be officially retired.

At the U.S. Air Force Academy, 10-year-old Julian Willis and a special visitor lead Cadet Squadron 39 during a formation. The Academy granted Julian's wish to be a "Cadet for a Day" through the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Photos representing these stories are just four of the 10 highlighted in "Week in Photos".

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