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Lajes Field prepares for Hurricane Gordon

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Kimmy repairs weather forecasting equipment in preparation for Hurricane Gordon, expected to hit Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, early Sept. 20. Sergeant Kimmy is assigned to the 65th Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tabitha Kuykendall)
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Laser optics check

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFPN) -- A laser-based sensing system measures mirror position to ensure the deployable optical telescope's proper functioning in space. It took scientists years to develop this system. The telescope can be launched on an existing unmanned launch vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Leap second

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFPN) -- The U.S. Naval Observatory Alternate Master Clock, located at the 2nd Space Operations Squadron's operations center, is accurate to within one second every 20 million years. The clock showed 23:59:60 Saturday as the squadron and USNO added the first leap second in seven years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Ridder)
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MATV load C-17

Senior Airman Robert Clark marshals one of two mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles, or M-ATVs, onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 30, 2009. Airman Clark is a loadmaster with the 4th Airlift Squadron from McChord AFB, Wash. The two M-ATVs are the first to be delivered to the Afghanistan theater for operational use. The C-17 is based out of McChord AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)
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MATV load C-17

Two mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles, or M-ATVs, await transport on a C-17 Globemaster III at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 30, 2009. The two M-ATVs are the first to be delivered to the Afghanistan theater for operational use. The C-17 is based out of McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)
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MATV load C-17

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Reddin serves as a clearance spotter while one of two mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles, or M-ATVs, is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 30, 2009. The two M-ATVs are the first to be delivered to the Afghanistan theater for operational use. Sergeant Reddin is an air transport specialist with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron at Charleston AFB. The C-17 is based out of McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)
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MATV load C-17

One of two mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles, or M-ATVs, is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 30, 2009. The two M-ATVs are the first to be delivered to the Afghanistan theater for operational use. The C-17 is based out of McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)
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MATV load C-17

Airman 1st Class Daniel Anderson (left) and Staff Sgt. Charles Key use a tie down chain to secure one of two mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles, or M-ATVs, in a C-17 Globemaster III at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 30, 2009. The two M-ATVs are the first to be delivered to the Afghanistan theater for operational use. Both Airmen are air transportation specialists with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron at Charleston AFB. The C-17 is based out of McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)
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MATV load C-17

One of two mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles, or M-ATVs, waits to be loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 30, 2009. The two M-ATVs are the first to be delivered to the Afghanistan theater for operational use. The C-17 is based out of McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)
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Men in the mirror

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Dr. Richard Carreras aligns, pressurizes and cleans a prototype thin-film membrane mirror. Reflected in the mirror are co-workers 2nd Lt. Ethan Holt, the film mirror project officer, and Nima Jamshidi, a Purdue University student employee. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deb Mercurio)
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Mirror-coating chamber in place at Starfire Optical Range

The Defense Department's largest mirror-coating chamber, shown here open at center, has been installed at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Starfire Optical Range at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Wellington Phillips
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Missile retrofit provides better accuracy, saves Air Force money

A member from the 86th Munitions Squadron removes the guidance control section of an AGM-65 Maverick missile system for upgrades Aug. 11, 2009 at Ramstein Air Base at Germany. By July 2011, more than 2,000 AGM-65 Maverick H and K models will have been updated across the Air Force, saving the Air Force $42.8 million. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)
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Missile retrofit provides better accuracy, saves Air Force money

Master Sgt. Eugene Rinaldi removes the guidance control section of an AGM-65 Maverick missile system for upgrades Aug. 11, 2009 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Each missile weighs either 466 or 654 pounds, depending on the model. Sergeant Rinaldi is an Air Force Reserve ammunition team member. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)
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Missile retrofit provides better accuracy, saves Air Force money

Master Sgt. Eugene Rinaldi (left) and Airman 1st Class Ritchlyn Fryman remove the guidance control section of an AGM-65 Maverick missile system for upgrades Aug. 11, 2009 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. More than 70 missiles were enhanced with a new software circuit card which allows for more accuracy and adds an abort code for pilots. Sergeant Rinaldi is an Air Force Reserve ammunition team member. Airman Fryman is an 86th Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions crew member. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)
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Mission to McMurdo

The crane aboard the USNS Green Wave hoists pieces of a modular causeway system at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, February 2012. The Army’s 331st Transportation Company built a pier to unload supplies for the National Science Foundation base. (U.S. Army photo/Capt. Christina Shelton)
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New AFOSR Magnetron may help defeat enemy electronics

Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., invented a new type of magnetron that could improve radar resolution. Their work is funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research at Arlington, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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New radar systems

Senior Airman Jacob Tucker and Master Sgt. Jae Ewing monitor aircraft Nov. 22, 2010, in the Radar Approach Control facility at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. They are using new Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System equipment recently installed as part of a replacement program under the Air Force Electronic Systems Center and the Federal Aviation Administration. Airman Tucker is an air traffic control journeyman with the 48th Operation Support Squadron, and Sergeant Ewing is the 48th OSS senior watch supervisor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Dobrydney)
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New weather capability

A radar image from FalconView Weather shows cloud ceiling with observation points over Nebraska. A team from the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is working to make this weather situational awareness capability available to warfighters. (Courtesy graphic)
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New York Airmen provide medical equipment for refugees

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- A pair of operating tables at the closed Air Force base here are ready for crating and shipping. Airmen from New York's Stratton Air National Guard Base helped prepare equipment taken from the closed base hospital for transport by sea to Nicaragua. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike R. Smith)
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