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KC-135 crews prepare for mission

Senior Airman Andrew Deck, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, conducts a KC-135 Stratotanker preflight check, Dec. 2, 2009, in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)
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Alert mission protects U.S. airspace, interests

Capt. Matthew Feeman in an F-16 Fighting Falcon approaches a Cessna airplane, flown by South Carolina's Civil Air Patrol, to initiate a "head butt" as part of exercise Fertile Keynote Nov. 19, 2009 above South Carolina. A head butt is an action taken by the intercepting aircraft to redirect the intruder in the appropriate direction after other communications, like radio contact, have failed. Captain Feeman is an F-16 alert pilot from the 55th Fighter Squadron (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Cowley)
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Alert mission protects U.S. airspace, interests

Capt. Matthew Feeman in an F-16 Fighting Falcon approaches a Cessna airplane, flown by South Carolina's Civil Air Patrol, to initiate a "head butt" as part of exercise Fertile Keynote Nov. 19, 2009 above South Carolina. A head butt is an action taken by the intercepting aircraft to redirect the intruder in the appropriate direction after other communications, like radio contact, have failed. Captain Feeman is an F-16 alert pilot from the 55th Fighter Squadron (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Cowley)
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Raptors fly in Iron Falcon

Senior Airman Adam Smith, 1st Fighter Wing crew chief, prepares to marshal an F-22 Raptor Nov. 30, 2009, at an airfield in Southwest Asia. Airman Smith is participating in the Iron Falcon exercise while on temporary duty from Langley Air Force Base, Va. Airman Smith is from Boston. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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Raptors fly in Iron Falcon

Senior Airman Deandre Barnes, 1st Fighter Wing crew chief, waits for orders as the F-22 Raptor pilot prepares for take-off Nov. 30, 2009, at an airfield in Southwest Asia. The Airmen participated in the Iron Falcon exercise while on temporary duty from Langley Air Force Base, Va. Airman Barnes hails from Jacksonville, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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Raptors fly in Iron Falcon

Senior Airman Adam Smith, 1st Fighter Wing crew chief, completes a last minute walk around Nov. 30, 2009, at an airfield in Southwest Asia. Airman Smith is participating in the Iron Falcon exercise while on temporary duty from Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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Globemaster power

A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from an airfield on the Nevada Test and Training Range near Nellis Air Force Base during the Mobility Air Forces Exercise Nov. 18, 2009. The C-17 is participating in the exercise which provides realistic training for combat air forces, mobility air forces and U.S. Army Soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brett Clashman)
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Sunshine on the Galaxy

A C-5 Galaxy from the 445th Airlift Wing waits for the next mission as the sun rises Nov. 21, 2009, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U. S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Robert Nelson)
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Keeping an eye on things

An HC-130 Hercules loadmaster (background) watches air refueling operations of an HH-60G Pave Hawk during training recently at Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska. Rescue squadrons from Kulis ANGB conduct training missions five days a week throughout the Alaskan airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cynthia Spalding)
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Easy fit

Airman 1st Class Phillip Huston connects a fuel hose to an F-15E Strike Eagle during a hot pit Nov. 17, 2009, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. A hot pit is when the jet lands and shuts down one engine to refuel for another mission. Airman Huston is assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is from Salisbury, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)
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Turn of the screw

Senior Airman Chris Cerrillo, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, tightens screws on the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Nov. 16, 2009, at Komatsu Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)
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Inspecting it twice

Senior Airman Reginald Camp inspects the inlet and exhaust of a C-17 Globemaster III engine on the flightline Nov.13, 2009 at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Maintenance tasks include daily aircraft launch and recovery, pre- and post-flight inspections on aircraft and their engines. Airman Camp is a jet propulsion specialist with 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/James Bowman)
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Fall into line

A line of C-130 Hercules taxi during a Mobility Air Forces Exercise on Nov. 18, 2009, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Approximately 40 C-17 Globemaster IIIs and C-130s from Air Force bases around the U. S. flew about 400 Soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C., for airdrops on the Nevada Test and Training Range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephanie Rubi)
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Checking out the B-1B for combat

Airmen 1st Class Michael Huber (from left), Phillip Rhinehart and Matthew Beard load GBU-38s onto a B-1B Lancer Nov. 11, 2009, at an air base in Southwest Asia. The Airmen are deployed with the aircraft from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)
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Checking out the B-1B for combat

Airmen with the 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load GBU-38s onto a B-1B Lancer Nov. 11, 2009, at an air base in Southwest Asia. Carrying the largest payload of guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1 is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force. The Airmen are deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)
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Thunderbirds close air show season

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds fly over the audience during the Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., air show Nov. 14, 2009. The open house acts as the final air show of the year for the Thunderbirds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brett Clashman)
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Dolphins fly to New Caledonia with Hickam C-17 crew

Airmen, Sailors and contractors talk and manage dolphins while aboard a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 8, 2009, en route to New Caledonia. The crew is taking the Sailors and dolphins to Noumea, New Caledonia, where they will participate in Lagoon Minex 2009, which is a humanitarian project where U. S. Navy, French, Australian and New Zealand demolition crews will remove mines left over from World War II from the surrounding water of the area. The Airmen are from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, the Sailors are from Navy Mobile Unit 1 from San Diego, and contractors are from the Navy Marine Mammals Program. (Defense Department photo/Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young)
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Dolphins fly to New Caledonia with Hickam C-17 crew

Airmen, Sailors and contractors unload dolphins assigned to the Navy Marine Mammals Program from a C-17 Globemaster III from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., to a C-17 from Hickam AFB, Hawaii, Nov. 8, 2009. A Hickam AFB C-17 aircrew will take the Sailors and dolphins to Noumea, New Caledonia, where they will participate in Lagoon Minex 2009, which is a humanitarian project where U.S. Navy, French, Australian and New Zealand demolition crews will remove mines left over from World War II from the surrounding water of the area. (Defense Department photo/Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young)
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Nellis officials plan for F-35's opportunities, challenges

The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is preparing for the arrival of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter, like the one pictured here as it undergoes testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)
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Unmanned aircraft crews strive to support warfighters

Airman 1st Class Caleb Force assists 1st Lt. Jorden Smith, a MQ-1B Predator pilot, in locating simulated targets during a training mission conducted inside the simulators at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Airman Force is a MQ-1B Predator sensor operator. Both are assigned to the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nadine Y. Barclay)
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