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TARS pod brings picture into focus

Staff Sgt. Christopher Tobias checks the forward directional antenna Dec. 21 on a Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System pod mounted on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Ground commanders use TARS imagery to achieve their tactical objectives. Sergeant Tobias, one of four 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics maintainers responsible for the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron's TARS pods, is a native of Long Beach, Calif., and is deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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TARS pod brings picture into focus

Staff Sgt. Christopher Tobias opens a panel Dec. 21 on a Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System pod mounted on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Ground commanders use TARS imagery to achieve their tactical objectives. Sergeant Tobias, one of four 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics maintainers responsible for the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron's TARS pods, is a native of Long Beach, Calif., and is deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Parts to go

Senior Airman Adam Hall and Senior Airman Peter Yurgin (on maintenance stand) replace a part Dec. 28 on a B-1B Lancer receiving maintenance at an air base in Southwest Asia. The Airmen are aircraft maintenance journeymen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Parts to go

Staff Sgt. Daniel Harrington (left) delivers an aircraft part to Senior Airman Adam Hall Dec. 28 on the flightline of an air base in Southwest Asia. The supply team runs the consolidated aircraft parts facility, a collocated facility where all maintenance teams can go to pick up items needed to fix their specific aircraft. Sergeant Harrington is supply journeyman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. Airman Hall is an aircraft maintenance journeyman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Parts to go

Staff Sergeant Daniel Harrington (right) awaits a signature on a delivery receipt, while Senior Airman Adam Hall, Senior Airman Peter Yurgin and Airman 1st Class Cody Pratt unpack a part Dec. 28 for a B-1B Lancer receiving maintenance at an air base in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Harrington is supply journeyman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. Airmen Hall, Yurgin and Pratt are maintainers with the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Parts to go

Staff Sgt. Daniel Harrington (left) delivers an aircraft part to Senior Airman Adam Hall Dec. 28 on the flightline of an air base in Southwest Asia. The supply team runs the consolidated aircraft parts facility, a collocated facility where all maintenance teams can go to pick up items needed to fix their specific aircraft. Sergeant Harrington is supply journeyman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. Airman Hall is an aircraft maintenance journeyman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Keeping tabs on the airfield

Tech. Sgt. Antonio Cooper, deputy airfield manager assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia, observes a C-17 Globemaster III coming in for a landing Dec. 15. After the aircraft has landed, Sergeant Cooper inspects the runway for debris. The runway is checked at least once every two hours and more often when needed. Sergeant Cooper is a native of Stapleton, Ga., and is deployed from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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JTACs keep pilots on target to minimize collateral damage

The B-1B Lancer is one of the aircraft joint terminal attack controllers often request for close-air support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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When the sun goes down, Balad heats up

The setting sun silhouettes the air traffic control tower at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 18. The 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron controls aircraft from this tower. The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Balad is the most forward-deployed Air Force wing participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and its heritage is tied to the famous 332nd Fighter Group "Tuskegee Airmen" of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Airmen fuel the flight

Airman 1st Class Bradley Dean unreels a fuel hose prior to fueling a KC-135 Stratotanker at an air base in Southwest Asia. Airman Dean is a native of Tennessee Colony, Texas, and deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. He is a fuels apprentice assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Airmen fuel the flight

Airman 1st Class Bradley Dean checks over the gauges on his fuel truck while fueling a KC-135 Stratotanker at an air base in Southwest Asia. He keeps his attention on the crew chief of the aircraft and the gauges on his fuel truck. Airman Dean is a fuels apprentice assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. He is a native of Tennessee Colony, Texas, and deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Fill 'er up, please

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, refuels Dec. 12 during a combat mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Iraqi aeromedical evacuation mission continues to evolve

Two Iraqi Mi-17 Hip Helicopters stand by Dec. 20 for an aeromedical evacuation mission from the Air Force Theater Hospital at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Three Iraqi patients were transported from Balad to the 86th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad. This was the second time the Iraqi air force has conducted an aeromedical evacuation from Balad. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

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Iraqi aeromedical evacuation mission continues to evolve

Master Sgt. Ana Ortiz (left) and Master Sgt. Diana Nelson transport Mustafa Jasim to an Iraqi air force Mi-17 Hip helicopter at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 20. Mustafa, his brother Ali and an Iraqi police officer were transported from Balad to the 86th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad. Sergeant Ortiz, the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Personnel Support for Contingency Operations superintendent, and Sergeant Nelson, the PERSCO NCO in charge, are deployed from the Connecticut Air National Guard's 103rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

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B-1B aircrews bring unique capabilities to the fight

Capt. Aaron Wargo works his way through preflight checklists from the co-pilot seat in the cockpit of a B-1B Lancer Dec. 9 at an air base in Southwest Asia. A preflight crew prepares the aircraft for flight in order to allow the crew actually flying to maximize their available flight time. Captain Wargo hails from Garden Grove, Calif., and is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. He is a pilot assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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B-1B aircrews bring unique capabilities to the fight

Capt. Daniela Lozano powers up the B-1B Lancer and proceeds through the weapons system preflight checklist Dec. 9 at an air base in Southwest Asia. A preflight crew prepares the aircraft for flight in order to allow the crew actually flying to maximize their available flight time. Captain Lozano is a native of Dallas and is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. She is a weapons systems officer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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B-1B aircrews bring unique capabilities to the fight

Capt. Chad Hillen and Capt. Aaron Wargo work their way through preflight checklists from the cockpit of a B-1B Lancer Dec. 9 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Captain Hillen is a B-1B pilot and native of Sewell, N.J. Captain Wargo hails from Garden Grove, Calif. They are both pilots assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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B-1B aircrews bring unique capabilities to the fight

Capt. Aaron Wargo checks out a B-1B Lancer engine while Capt. Daniela Lozano looks over the tail section during a preflight walk around of the aircraft Dec. 9 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Captain Wargo is a B-1B pilot and a native of Garden Grove, Calif. Captain Lozano is a weapons system officer and hails from Dallas. Both are assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Civil engineer crews improve Bagram infrastructure

Airman 1st Class Christopher Gaudette pours concrete from a truck on the flightline Nov. 25 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Since August, members of the 455th ECES poured more than 2,075 cubic meters of concrete as part of construction projects designed to expand the airfield. Airman Gaudette is assigned to the a 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and deployed from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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Civil engineer crews improve Bagram infrastructure

Staff Sgt. Michael Warner cuts concrete on one of the many construction sites Nov. 25 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. As newly laid concrete dries, it must be cut to prevent cracking. Sergeant Warner is a structures journeyman with the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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