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Lurking in the shadows

An F-16 Fighting Falcon waits in front of a hardened aircraft shelter at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 24. The F-16 is deployed to the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing. The F-16s arrived Sept. 18 to assist in executing the Air Tasking Order in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

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Lurking in the shadows

An F-16 Fighting Falcon waits in front of a hardened aircraft shelter Sept. 24 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The F-16 is deployed to the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing. The F-16s arrived Sept. 18 to support Operation Iraq Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

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Combat metals

Airman 1st Class Benson Chang drills holes into a flush patch for an aircraft repair on Sept. 17 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Members of the combat metals shop perform aircraft sheet metal fabrication, structural repairs and modifications for aircraft. Airman Chang is assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron combat metals section and deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)

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Combat metals

Senior Airman Albert Pagan cuts out a flush patch for an aircraft repair Sept. 17 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Members of the combat metals shop perform aircraft sheet metal fabrication, structural repairs and modifications for aircraft. Airman Chang is is assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron combat metals section and deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)

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Combat metals

Senior Airman Timothy Jeffers welds pieces of a fuel probe mounting bracket together for a C-130 Hercules Sept. 17 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Members of the combat metals shop perform aircraft sheet metal fabrication, structural repairs and modifications for aircraft. Airman Jeffers is assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron combat metals section and deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)

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Combat metals

Senior Airman Timothy Jeffers drills holes into a fuel probe mounting bracket for a C-130 Hercules Sept. 17 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Members of the combat metals shop perform aircraft sheet metal fabrication, structural repairs and modifications for aircraft. Airman Jeffers is assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron combat metals section and deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)

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The final step to "go"

A crew chief with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron removes the safety pins on an A-10 Thunderbolt II Sept. 12 before a close air support mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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Joint STARS in the Desert Sky

A U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) from the 7th Expeditionary Air Combat and Control Squadron sits on the ramp before a mission over Iraq on Sept. 1. This flight marks 116th Air Control Wing’s Joint STARS 40,000 combat hours supporting the Global War on Terror. The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, and reconnaissance platform. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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Joint STARS in the Desert Sky

A U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) from the 7th Expeditionary Air Combat and Control Squadron sits on the ramp before a mission over Iraq on Sept. 1. This flight marks 116th Air Control Wing’s Joint STARS 40,000 combat hours supporting the Global War on Terror. The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, and reconnaissance platform. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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Strike Eagles fly dawn patrol

A crew chief with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals a dawn patrol F-15E Strike Eagle at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Aug. 27. The two F-15Es that made up the dawn patrol taxied out just as first light began to break over the picturesque mountains of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Strike Eagles fly dawn patrol

The roar of 50,000 pounds of thrust greets the new day Aug. 27 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. A flight of F-15E Strike Eagles known as the dawn patrol flew above the painted mountains, protecting coalition forces in their close-air support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Airmen enhance Army medical evacuation mission

Master Sgt. William St. Clair updates maintenance records on an HH-60 Pave Hawk before a flight Aug. 15 at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. Sergeant St. Clair is a crew chief on the HH-60. The aircraft as well as the crews who fly and maintain it are assigned to the 305th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Maintenance coalition exchange tours enhance vital partnership

1st Lt. David Marques briefs Japan Air Self-Defense Force members on the capabilities of a EC-130H Compass Call at a base in Southwest Asia. The brief was part a coalition maintenance exchange program between the U.S. Air Force, JASDF and the Republic of Korea air force, which promotes an exchange of aircraft maintenance ideas and practices between them. Lieutenant Marques is the 386th Silver Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in charge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)

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Sniper ATP-equipped B-1B has combat first

A Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod hangs from the underbelly of a B-1B Lancer after a recent mission in Southwest Asia Aug. 5. The Sniper ATP provides enhanced target identification for aircrew, allowing them to detect and analyze targets on the ground via real-time imagery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell Cannady)

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Sniper ATP-equipped B-1B has combat first

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Foerst checks the serviceability of the circuit card of a sniper pod Aug. 5 in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Foerst is a communication navigation mission system craftsman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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Airmen improve processes to increase efficiency

Airman 1st Class Jason Linehart applies safety wiring to a drogue adapter of a KC-135 Stratotanker boom July 24 at a Southwest Asian air base. The drogue adapter enables the KC-135 to refuel aircraft with different receiver systems. Airman Linehart is a 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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Gas and go

Airman 1st Class Derek Larue salutes a KC-135 Stratotanker he has just marshaled out of its parking spot Aug. 3 at a Southwest Asia air base. Members of the 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron refuel all types of bombers, fighters and other support aircraft engaged in operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. Airman Larue is assigned to the 340th EAXMS from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Gas and go

Airman 1st Class Derek Larue directs a turn for the KC-135 Stratotanker he is marshaling out of its parking spot Aug. 3 at a Southwest Asia air base. Members of the 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron refuel all types of bombers, fighters and other support aircraft engaged in perations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. Airman Larue is assigned to the 340th EAXMS from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Gas and go

Tech. Sgt. Jim Erickson walks on the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker as part of a post-flight maintenance inspection Aug. 3 at a Southwest Asia air base. Sergeant Erickson checks for any maintenance issues that need to be addressed before the aircraft can fly its next mission. Members of the 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron refuel all types of bombers, fighters and other support aircraft engaged in operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. Sergeant Erickson is a 340th EAXMS crew chief from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Gas and go

Tech. Sgt. Jim Erickson marshals a KC-135 Stratotanker to a stop upon completion of a refueling mission Aug. 3 at a Southwest Asia air base. Members of the 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron refuel all types of bombers, fighters and other support aircraft engaged in operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. Sergeant Erickson is a 340th EAXMS crew chief from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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