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Gentlemen, start your engines!

Senior Airman Sean Weygandt screws in a panel on an F-16 Fighting Falcon before running up the engine July 16 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The run up of the engine back and forth from full afterburner to idle allows the engine mechanics and crew chiefs to ensure all systems are fully functional before putting the fighter back into operational use. Airman Weygandt is a 77th Aircraft Maintenance Unit engine mechanic deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Gentlemen, start your engines!

Senior Airman Graham Willis and Staff Sgt. Ferdinand Brown observe an engine run up of an F-16 Fighting Falcon July 16 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. During the run up, the mechanics stay vigilant for faulty parts and, after the run up, will fix them on the spot. Going back and forth from full afterburner to idle puts stress and varying power levels through the jet and tests the computer in the cockpit with the jet's physical responses. Airman Willis and Sergeant Brown are 77th Aircraft Maintenance Unit engine mechanics deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Gentlemen, start your engines!

Airmen monitor an F-16 Fighting Falcon as it goes into full afterburner July 16 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Senior Airman Graham Willis and Staff Sgt. Michael Danigel communicate back and forth from the cockpit to ground comparing the readings of cockpit computers with the physical responses of the F-16. Airman Willis and Sergeant Danigel are 77th Aircraft Maintenance Unit engine mechanics deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Gentlemen, start your engines!

Senior Airman Graham Willis and Staff Sgt. Ferdinand Brown watch as an F-16 Fighting Falcon idles before going into full afterburner during an engine run up July 16 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The mechanics on the ground examine the engine during the run up checking for leaks, smoke or anything else that may fail while the mechanic in the cockpit goes through a checklist of gauges and components. Airman Willis and Sergeant Brown are 77th Aircraft Maintenance Unit engine mechanics deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Gentlemen, start your engines!

An F-16 Fighting Falcon sits on the flightline before an engine run up July 16 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The run up of the engine back and forth from full afterburner to idle allows the engine mechanics and crew chiefs to ensure all systems are fully functional before putting the fighter back into operational use. The F-16 is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Gentlemen, start your engines!

Members of the 77th Aircraft Maintenance Unit position an F-16 Fighting Falcon for an engine run up July 16 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The links and bar attached to the arresting hook secures the aircraft to the ground to prevent any movement and ensure the safety of the Airmen on the ground. The run up of the engine to full afterburner allows the engine mechanics and crew chiefs to ensure all systems are fully functional before putting the fighter back into operational use. The aircraft and members of the 77th AMU are deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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U-2 nose art honors fallen Soldier

Airmen surround U-2 crew chief A1C Alexander Zwilling in front of an aircraft featuring chart artwork honoring his late brother, who was killed July 13, 2008, while serving with the Army in Afghanistan.

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U-2 nose art honors fallen Soldier

An Air Force senior master sergeant hugs A1C Alexander Zwilling, whose brother, Army Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling, was killed July 13, 2008, in Afghanistan.

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U-2 nose art honors fallen Soldier

A1C Alexander Zwilling hugs a pilot before he flies an Operation Enduring Freedom mission in an aircraft featuring chalk art honoring his late brother, a Soldier who was killed July 13, 2008, in Afghanistan.

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U-2 nose art honors fallen Soldier

A U-2 features chalk art honoring the late brother of crew chief A1C Alexander Zwilling.

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U-2 nose art honors fallen Soldier

A1C Alexander Zwilling (r) and a co-worker salute a pilot before he flies a U-2 featuring chalk art honoring the Airman's brother, a Soldier who was killed July 13, 2008, in Afghanistan.

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Airframes transform to 'aerovac'

An Air National Guard C-130 Hercultes from Baltimore, Md., sits on the tarmac July 8 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight work to quickly convert the aircraft for an aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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How to put a square peg in a round hole

Airmen assigned to the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit prepare an HH-60 Pave Hawk for loading onto a C-17 Globemaster III July 12 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The helicopter is in a folded configuration in order to fit into the hull of the aircraft. The Airmen are deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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How to put a square peg in a round hole

A team of Airmen assigned to the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit stand in position around an HH-60 Pave Hawk during upload into a C-17 Globemaster III July 12 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The Airmen position themselves 360 degrees around the helicopter to ensure it will not make contact with the aircraft. The Airmen are deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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How to put a square peg in a round hole

Staff Sgt. Joshua Sallander sits on the tail rotor of an HH-60 Pave Hawk while it's loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III July 12 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Positioning several Airmen around and on the helicopter ensures it will not make contact with the aircraft and cause damage. The HH-60 is in a folded configuration to better fit into the C-17. Sergeant Sallander is a 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit crew chief deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Iraqi air force reaches 2,000-hour milestone

Capt. Jamie Riddle, a 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, and 2nd Lt. "Joseph," an Iraqi air force student pilot, land their Cessna 172 July 13 at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, after surpassing 2,000 flying hours for the Iraqi air force. The 52nd EFTS' mission is to train, educate and advise the Iraqi air force to build an institutional capacity to conduct credible fixed- and rotary-wing flight training for the future. Captain Riddle is deployed from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Randi Flaugh)

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Iraqi air force reaches 2,000-hour milestone

Staff Sgt. Kevin Bremmer marshals a Cessna 172 July 13 at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. The aircraft was flown by 2nd Lt. "Joseph," an Iraqi air force student pilot, and Capt. Jamie Riddle, a 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot. The pilots surpassed 2,000 flight training hours, marking a milestone for the Iraqi air force. Sergeant Bremmer is deployed to the 52nd EFTS from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., and Captain Riddle is deployed from Columbus AFB, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Randi Flaugh)

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Iraqi air force acquires new aircraft from U.S. forces

Brig. Gen. Brooks L. Bash, Coalition Air Force Training Team commander, Army Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul-Qader Mohammed Jassim, and Iraqi Air Force Chief Kamal Abdul-Sattar al-Barazanchi sign paperwork to transfer ownership of 11 U.S. Forces aircraft to the Iraqi air force at New Al Muthana Air Base, Iraq, July 9. General Helmick signed over eight Cessna 172s and three Cessna Caravan 208s worth more than $9 million to the Iraqi Defense Minister. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Iraqi air force acquires new aircraft from U.S. forces

Iraqi Defense Minister Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji sits in the pilot's seat of a Cessna Caravan 208 after a ceremony celebrating the transfer of ownership of 11 U.S. Forces aircraft to the Iraqi air force at New Al Muthana Air Base, Iraq, July 9. Army Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command Iraq, signed over eight Cessna 172s and three Cessna Caravan 208s worth more than $9 million to the Iraqi Defense Minister. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Iraqi air force acquires new aircraft from U.S. forces

A Cessna Caravan 208 sits on the flightline at New Al Muthana Air Base, Iraq, on July 9. Army Lt. Gen. Helmick, commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq, signed over eight Cessna 172s and three Cessna Caravan 208s worth more than $9 million to the Iraqi Defense Minister. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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