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A days work

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Air transportation workers load cargo into a Georgia Air National Guard C-130 Hercules temporarily assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing here. U.S. Air Force and Estonian cargo movement specialists work together to move cargo and passengers through here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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C-17 parking this way

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class James Amelung marshals a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., to its parking spot here. As many as 30 cargo aircraft arrive here each day. Amelung is assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. A.C. Eggman)

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You can hear me soon

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airmen unload equipment from a commercial IL-76 cargo aircraft here Nov. 17. The aircraft made two trips to the base delivering almost 1,000 pieces of telecommunications equipment. The equipment will be sent to the city of Kirkuk to establish northern Iraq's first cellular telephone network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Wieland)

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You can hear me soon

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman Aaron Belew (left) and Airman 1st Class Cody Vice unload a piece of cargo from a commercial IL-76 cargo aircraft here. Almost 1,000 pieces of telecommunications equipment was unloaded by hand during two trips to the base. The equipment will be sent to the city of Kirkuk to establish northern Iraq's first cellular telephone network. Both airmen are assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Wieland)

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You can hear me soon

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airmen 1st Class Jenna Welsh (left) and Cody Vice offload telecommunications equipment Nov. 17 from a commercial IL-76 cargo aircraft here. Almost 1,000 pieces of telecommunications equipment was unloaded by hand during two trips to the base. The equipment will be sent to the city of Kirkuk to establish northern Iraq's first cellular telephone network. Both airmen are assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Wieland)

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Fly Away

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Staff Sgt. Tonya Morrill keeps her M-16 ready as C-130 Hercules loadmasters Airman 1st Class Dan Maslowski (left) and Senior Airman Lee Lucas wait to offload cargo. A local training course in aircraft and aircrew protection trained Morrill and other security forces airmen before they traveled to unprotected airfields. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James A. Rush)

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Unloading cargo

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgystan -- Airmen unload freight from a C-130 Hercules aircraft here. Manas is the primary hub for moving people and logistical support for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Greg Heath)

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Red Tail Express makes final stop

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- The trucks making the last Red Tail Express delivery gather in the cargo-delivery area of tent city here. The Red Tail Express traveled almost 30,000 miles on 59 convoy trips north into Iraq, delivering materials here and to Kirkuk Air Base and Baghdad International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karolina Gmyrek)

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Heavy lifters

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- C-17 Globemaster III's wait for their cargo in the opening stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mitch Fuqua)

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Demands of supply

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Cesar Campos removes the netting from a cargo shipment in the supply warehouse here. Campos is assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Getsy)

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Waiting for daylight

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A C-5 Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., sits on the ramp at Baghdad International Airport. The aircraft, which carries more cargo than any other in the Department of Defense, is in Baghdad to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. S.K. Nielsen)

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Guests for a day

GANCI AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Private 1st Class Michael Barone (right) and the rest of Charlie Company, 2-22nd Infantry Regiment, were guests here for about 12 hours before leaving for Afghanistan early Aug. 2 to support Operation Enduring Freedom. The soldiers are from Fort Drum, N.Y. They arrived en masse via contract airlift, but departed in groups of 30 to 40 on board C-130 Hercules transports. Ganci Air Base is the primary hub for all OEF passengers and cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James A. Rush)

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Saddam has left the building

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A combat control team member inspects the rubble at one of Saddam Hussein's palaces. The team is assigned to Baghdad International Airport, which is a primary base of operations for U.S. troops, cargo and humanitarian airlift for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie Thurlby)

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Riding shotgun

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. David Countie helps form a security perimeter around the trucks of the Red Tail Express recently. The express delivers supplies to servicemembers at forward-deployed locations. When the vehicles stop, people riding shotgun set up the perimeter to deter aggressors while the drivers check their cargo. Countie is assigned to the 332nd Vehicle Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michele G. Misiano)

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Weapons cache

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Master Sgt. Mo Mustafa, 43rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Pope AFB, N.C., holds a grenade found in a weapons cache at Baghdad International Airport May 7, 2003. Baghdad International Airport is a primary base of operations for U.S. troops, cargo and humanitarian airlift for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Demolition man

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Staff Sgt. Will Kellum, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., prepares to demolish unexploded ordinance at Baghdad International Airport May 7, 2003. The Baghdad airport is a primary base of operations for U.S. troops, cargo and humanitarian airlift for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Guardian

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A U.S. Air Force security forces member provides airfield security for the first civilian aircraft that landed on the commercial runway at Baghdad International Airport on April 24, 2003. Baghdad International Airport is a base of operations for U.S. troops, cargo and humanitarian airlift for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Preflight check

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A HH-60G Pave Hawk flight crew performs preflight checks on their helicopter prior to a mission over Baghdad on April 24, 2003. The Combat Search and Rescue crew is currently assigned to Baghdad International Airport in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Baghdad International Airport is a primary base of operations for U.S. troops, cargo and humanitarian airlift for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Major crater

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- American servicemembers examine a crater in the taxiway at Baghdad International Airport on April 18. Among the crowd were two leaders in Operation Iraqi Freedom's Combined Forces Air Component Command: Maj. Gen. Walter Buchanan, deputy commander, and Maj. Gen. George N. Williams, director of mobility forces. Buchanan and Williams toured the airport and visited with servicemembers during their stay. The airport is a primary base of operations for U.S. troops, cargo and humanitarian airlift in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Medical evac

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- U.S. Air Force aeromedical-evacuation technicians carry a patient to a C-130 Hercules at Baghdad International Airport on April 22. The airport is a primary base of operations for U.S. troops, cargo and humanitarian airlift in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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