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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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A tall order

KIRKUK, Iraq -- Airmen 1st Class David Strudgeon and Jenna Welsh, both members of the 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, offload crates of telecommunications equipment here, Nov. 17th. The equipment will help rebuild the telecommunications infrastructure of Northern Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Wieland)

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Breathing oxygen

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. William McLeod (left) monitors the vented liquid oxygen, while Staff Sgt. Anthony Anderson monitors the gages of an oxygen servicing cart. Oxygen remains in a liquid form at temperatures below minus 297 degrees Fahrenheit. At ambient temperatures, the oxygen boils and releases air-breathable oxygen, which is normally used in pressurized aircraft. Both airmen are at a forward-deployed location. Anderson is from the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and McLeod is from the 99th Supply Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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Breathing oxygen

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. William McLeod (left) monitors the vented liquid oxygen, while Staff Sgt. Anthony Anderson monitors the gages of an oxygen servicing cart. Oxygen remains in a liquid form at temperatures below minus 297 degrees Fahrenheit. At ambient temperatures, the oxygen boils and releases air-breathable oxygen, which is normally used in pressurized aircraft. Both airmen are at a forward-deployed location. Anderson is from the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and McLeod is from the 99th Supply Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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Breathing oxygen

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Anthony Anderson (left) and Tech. Sgt. William McLeod attach a cryogenic supply hose to an oxygen servicing cart. Oxygen remains in a liquid form at temperatures below minus 297 degrees Fahrenheit. At ambient temperatures, the oxygen boils and releases air-breathable oxygen, which is normally used in pressurized aircraft. Both airmen are at a forward-deployed location. Anderson is from the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and McLeod is from the 99th Supply Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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O2 Delivery

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Timothy Vieira, 332d Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, employs a fork lift to unload an oxygen tank/trailer, at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, on Oct. 10, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Red Tail Express covered almost 30,000 miles of roadway on its 59 convoy trips north of Iraq, delivering provisions to Tallil and Kirkuk Air Base, and Baghdad International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Senior Airman Karolina Gmyrek)

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I walked the line

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Bruce Dollard looks for leaks along a 2.9-mile above-ground fuel hose used to move jet fuel. The hose is a temporary fix until a permanent pipeline is installed. Dollard is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here and is deployed from the 78th LRS at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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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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Demand of supply

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Cesar Campos offloads a storage container in the supply yard 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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Demand of supply

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Michael Cephas checks the stock numbers on some items in the supply warehouse here. Cephas 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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Boot Hill cemetery

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- Tech. Sgt. Jack Haskell helps add finishing touches to the Boot Hill "cemetery" here. Legend has it that if a troop "buries" boots there, he or she will never have to return to the base. Haskell is deployed here from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and is currently assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. William J. Sharp)

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Keeping engines running

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- Senior Airman Samuel J. Rios replaces a forklift throttle cable inside a vehicle maintenance shop Sept. 29. Rios is a special-purpose mechanic assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here. He is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. William J. Sharp)

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Keeping engines running

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- Staff Sgt. Tyronne Williams troubleshoots a cab-lift circuit on an aircraft loader here Sept. 30. The circuit enables the vehicle's front and back ends to lift together. Williams is a special-purpose mechanic with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here. He is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. William J. Sharp)

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Staten

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Tech. Sgt. Ronald Staten adjusts the pressure in a captured Iraqi underground fuel storage tank. Airmen here renovated eight tanks to give them an additional 240,000 gallons of storage space. Staten is assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels branch here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Getsy)

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Thumbin' a ride

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Rene Anderson takes a moment to have a little fun during a convoy's delay at Baghdad International Airport on June 25. The convoy was established to pick-up and deliver supplies and vehicles to Kirkuk Air Base in northern Iraq. Anderson is assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James A. Williams)

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Need a lift?

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Staff Sgt. Steven Holloway directs a crane operator in lifting a 3,000-pound diesel engine from a fire truck while Senior Airman Michael Jackson steadies it. Both airmen are assigned to the 458th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lakisha Croley)

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Battle damage repair

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Tech. Sgt. Mike Emmendorfer drills out rivets while repairing battle damage on an A-10 Thunderbolt II that was shot by enemy fire over Iraq. Emmendorfer is a depot aircraft structural maintenance craftsman with the 649th Combat Logistics Support Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. He is deployed to a desert base in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Stefan Alford)

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