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A-10 unit reaches 10,000-hour milestone

Lt. Col. Richard Piazza walks with Lt. Col. Sam Milam on their way to congratulate Col. Raymond Strasburger who flew on the unit's 10,000th combat flight hour mission Thunderbolt II after logging his unit's 10,000th combat flight during a single deployment rotation Feb. 24 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived here in September for a four-month deployment, but was extended to six months. Colonel Piazza is the 75th EFS director of operations, and Colonel Milam is the 75th EFS commander. Colonel Strasburger is the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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A-10 unit reaches 10,000-hour milestone

Army Lt. Col. George Chizmar hides a fire hose behind his back as Lt. Col. Sam Milam prepares to disembark an A-10 Thunderbolt II after logging his unit's 10,000th combat flight during a single deployment rotation Feb. 24 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the 75th EFS arrived here in September for a four-month deployment, but was extended to six months. Colonel Chizmar is the ground liason officer, and Colonel Milam is the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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A-10 unit reaches 10,000-hour milestone

Lt. Col. Sam Milam prepares to disembark from an A-10 Thunderbolt II after competing a mission that broke the unit's 10,000th combat flight hour mark during a single deployment rotation Feb. 24 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the 75th EFS arrived here in September for a four-month deployment, but was extended to six months. Colonel Milam is the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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A-10 unit reaches 10,000-hour milestone

Lt. Col. Sam Milam taxies down the flightline in an A-10 Thunderbolt II after logging the unit's 10,000th combat flight hour during a mission Feb. 24 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the 75th EFS arrived here in September for a four-month deployment, but was extended to six months. Colonel Milam is the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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Preditor takes to the sky

Lt. Col Debra Lee, the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Attack Squadron commander at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, flies an unmanned MQ-1 Predator Feb. 13. The Predator system is made up of the ground-control system, a satellite link, personnel and the aircraft. Colonel Lee is deployed from Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tiffany Trojca)

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Largest deployment of F-22s under way

Lt. Col. Orlando Sanchez removes his helmet after arriving with his F-22 Raptor squadron Jan. 18 to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The F-22s and more than 250 Airmen are deployed out of Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Colonel Sanchez is the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Whitney)

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Show of force

Col. Anthony Butters briefs pilots and aircrew from the 437th and 315th airlift wings before stepping to their planes for a strategic brigade airdrop exercise involving a 13-ship formation Dec. 18 from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. C-17 Globemaster III transporters must be able to meet the Army's goal of airdropping a brigade's worth of troops and equipment (about 3,250 Soldiers and 3,450 tons of equipment). Colonel Butters is the C-17 mission commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

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McChord Airmen fuel Operation Deep Freeze

Col. Jeffrey Stephenson prepares to take off on a C-17 Globemaster III from the Pegasus ice runway, Antarctica, to Christchurch, New Zealand, during an Operation Deep Freeze mission Dec. 4. Colonel Stephenson is the 62nd Airlift Wing commander from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Burks)

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Prepping for high flying

Senior Airman Allen Smith and Senior Airman David Sivixay test and verify Lt. Col. Brian Dickinson's full-pressure flight suit Nov. 14. Both are with the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron physiological support division at an air base in Southwest Asia. Colonel Dickinson is a U-2 Dragonlady pilot with the 99th and is responsible for gathering intelligence in the area of responsibility in support of operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Suiting up for success in the desert

Lt. Col. Brian Dickinson gets help from Senior Airman David Sivixay(left) and Senior Airman Allen Smith putting on a full-pressure suit Nov. 14. Both are with the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron physiological support division at an air base in Southwest Asia. Colonel Dickinson is a U-2 Dragonlady pilot with the 99th ERS and is responsible for gathering intelligence in the area of responsibility in support of operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Prepping for high flying

Senior Airman David Sivixay works with Lt. Col. Brian Dickinson on last minute communications and suit pressurization checks while Senior Airman Allen Smith monitors the results Nov. 14. Both are with the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron physiological support division at an air base in Southwest Asia. Colonel Dickinson is a U-2 Dragonlady pilot with the 99th and is responsible for gathering intelligence in the area of responsibility in support of Operation Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Prepping for high flying

Lt. Col. Brian Dickinson receives a dose of oxygen while Tech. Sgt. Shawn Hansen performs a final inspection of his flight suit Nov. 14 prior to a high-altitude flight from an air base in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Hansen is with the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron Physiological Support Division. Colonel Dickenson is a U-2 Dragonlady pilot with the 99th ERS and is responsible for gathering intelligence in the area of responsibility in support of operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Civil Air Patrol colonel to pilot Space Shuttle Endeavour

Col. Eric Boe heads for a shuttle training aircraft to practice landings on the Shuttle Landing Facility's runway Nov. 11 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He is the STS-126 pilot and is a Civil Air Patrol member. (NASA photo/Kim Shiflett)

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MH-53s fly final combat missions

Lt. Col. Gene Becker speaks to the crews and maintainers after the last combat mission of the MH-53 Pave Low Sept. 28 in Iraq. The 20th ESOS MH-53 helicopters and their crews provided much of the vertical lift, direct action and logistical resupply to the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force in Iraq. Colonel Becker is the 20th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Willow Grove unit completes last A-10 deployment

Lt. Col. Thomas Fennell climbs aboard an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to a mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 12. Colonel Fennell is finishing up what will most likely be his last combat deployment with the A-10. As part of the 111th Fighter Wing, a Pennsylvania Air National Guard unit, the 103rd FS is scheduled to lose its aircraft in the spring of 2009. Colonel Fennell is a pilot with the 103rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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Willow Grove unit completes last A-10 deployment

Staff Sgt. Kevin Bliem and Lt. Col. Thomas Fennell perform final preflight checks prior to a close-air-support mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 12. Sergeant Bliem and Colonel Fennell are both Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen deployed from the 111th Fighter Wing. Colonel Fennell is a pilot with the 103rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. Sergeant Bliem is a crew chief with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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Check and re-check

Lt. Col. Geoffrey Barnes performs a pre-flight inspection of an MQ-1B Predator Sept. 3 at Ali Base, Iraq. The Predator is a medium-altitude unmanned aircraft system. Colonel Barnes is the commander of Detachment 1, 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Attack Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

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Predator preparations

Lt. Col. Geoffrey Barnes and Senior Airman Claudio Vela Jr. prepare to land an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system from a nearby control room Sept. 3 at Ali Base, Iraq. Colonel Barnes and Airman Vela are deployed from Creech Air Force Base, Nev., and are assigned to the assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Attack Squadron Det. 1. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft. Its mission here is to interdict and conduct armed reconnaissance against critical and perishable targets in support of the war on terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

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Predator preparations

Lt. Col. Geoffrey Barnes performs a preflight inspection of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system Sept. 3 at Ali Base, Iraq. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft system. Colonel Barnes is commander of the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Attack Squadron Det. 1, and is deployed from Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

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Predator preparations

Lt. Col. Geoffrey Barnes performs a preflight inspection of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system Sept. 3 at Ali Base, Iraq. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft system. Colonel Barnes is commander of the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Attack Squadron Det. 1, and is deployed from Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

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