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C-17 refuels over the Pacific

A C-17 Globemaster III approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 18, 2010, over the Pacific Ocean during a Total Force partnership mission. The C-17 is assigned to the 15th Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii and the KC-135 is from a Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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C-17 refuels over the Pacific

Lt. Col. Gene Feller goes through a pre-flight inspection with members of the maintenance crew before a Total Force refueling mission Sept. 18, 2010, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Colonel Feller is a pilot with the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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C-17 refuels over the Pacific

A KC-135 Stratotanker lowers the boom for a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 18, 2010, over the Pacific Ocean during a Total Force partnership mission. The C-17 is assigned to the 15th Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and the KC-135 is from a Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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C-17 refuels over the Pacific

A C-17 Globemaster III gets ready to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 18, 2010, over the Pacific Ocean during a Total Force partnership mission to Andersen Air Base, Guam. The C-17 is assigned to the 15th Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and the KC-135 is from a Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Andersen AFB Hosts Valiant Shield 2010

Members of the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 perform a hotpit refuel on an F/A 18 Delta Hornet during Valiant Shield 2010 Sept. 14, 2010, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Valiant Shield is an integrated joint training and interoperability exercise among U.S. military forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Julian North)

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Andersen AFB Hosts Valiant Shield 2010

An F-22 Raptor is refueled during Valiant Shield 2010 Sept. 14, 2010, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Julian North)

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German partnership

Members of the Air Ground Operation Squadron pose in front of a Pilatus PC-9 aircraft Sept. 20, 2010, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The PC-9 is one of ten aircraft owned by a local German company that has been awarded a one-year contract to fly the PC-9, which is capable of doing nearly everything joint terminal attack controller instructors need for training certification. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Desiree Esposito)

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New York National Guard members participate in South African air show

Members of the 106th Rescue Wing unload an HH-60 Pavehawk from a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 18, 2010, at Air Force Base Ysterplaat, South Africa, for the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2010 exhibition. The New York National Guard sent an OH-58 Kiowa Scout and an HH-60 Pavehawk to participate in the exhibition. The event runs from Sept. 21 through 25. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Inman Frank)

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New York National Guard members participate in South African air show

New York Army National Guard Soldier unload an OH-58 Kiowa Sept.17, 2010, at Cape Town International Airport, South Africa, from a C-5 Galaxy. (U.S. Army photo/Chief Warrant Officer 3 Aaron Teichner)

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Hurricane hunters on Igor

Master Sgt. Vince Burden annotates the serial number of a dropsonde onboard a WC-130J Hercules over the Atlantic Ocean, while collecting data on Hurricane Igor Sept. 17, 2010, in the Caribbean. The dropsonde is a GPS instrument equipped with a high frequency radio and other sensing devices that measures weather data and relays it back to the aircraft. Sergeant Burden is a loadmaster with the Air Force Reserve Command's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Hurricane hunters on Igor

Airmen prepare a WC-130J Hercules for a mission to collect data on Hurricane Igor Sept. 17, 2010, on St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Known as the "Hurricane Hunters," the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron mission is to provide surveillance of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the central Pacific Ocean for the National Hurricane Center in Miami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Hurricane hunters on Igor

Airmen prepare for a mission to collect data on Hurricane Igor Sept. 17, 2010, on St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Known as the "Hurricane Hunters," the Air Force Reserve Command's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron is the only operational unit in the Air Force flying weather reconnaissance on a routine basis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Hurricane hunters on Igor

The radar image of Hurricane Igor's eyewall onboard a WC-130J Hercules keeps Airmen from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron busy over the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 17, 2010. Known as the "Hurricane Hunters," the 53rd WRS mission is to provide surveillance of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the central Pacific Ocean for the National Hurricane Center in Miami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Hurricane hunters on Igor

Lt. Col. John Gallagher roughly calculates the size of Hurricane Igor's eyewall onboard a WC-130J Hercules during a mission Sept. 16, 2010, over the Atlantic Ocean. Colonel Gallagher is a flight meteorologist with the Air Force Reserve Command's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base. Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Misawa Air Festival

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force Blue Impulse aerial demonstration team flies in formation during the Misawa Air Festival Sept. 19, 2010, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russell McBride)

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Vandenberg Airmen conduct Minuteman III flight test

A scheduled unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch occurred Sept. 17, 2010, from Launch Facility-09 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The missile's single reentry test vehicle traveled approximately 5,300 miles to a pre-determined target about 200 miles southwest of Guam. ICBM analysts, including officials from the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, will use the data collected to ensure the readiness and capability of the ICBM fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

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Vandenberg Airmen conduct Minuteman III flight test

Launch team members from the 576th Flight Test Squadron conduct pre-flight operations for a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch Sept. 17, 2010, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The launch tested the missiles operational effectiveness, readiness and accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

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Global Hawk arrival ceremony

Brig. Gen. John Doucette addresses the audience during the Global Hawk arrival ceremony Sept. 20, 2010, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Global Hawk's mission is to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support joint combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. The Global Hawk is operated by the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale AFB, Calif. General Doucette is the 36th Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)

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T-43 retires

The last T-43 combat systems officer trainer taxis to a halt on the flightline at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 17, 2010, following its “fini” flight. The T-43, a version of the Boeing 737, retires from the Air Force inventory after 37 years of service as a navigator training platform. The CSO training mission will be moving to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

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T-43 retires

The last T-43 combat systems officer trainer performs a flyby during its retirement ceremony Sept. 17, 2010, at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The T-43, a version of the Boeing 737, retires from the Air Force inventory after 37 years of service as a navigator training platform. The CSO training mission will be moving to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

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