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Coalition partners

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- A KC-10A Extender, deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, refuels a Danish air force F-16 over Afghanistan. The F-16, operating from Ganci Air Base in the Kyrgyz Republic, is providing close air support to collation ground forces. The KC-10A’s home base is McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Bush)

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End of the watch

PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Saudi Arabia -- An F-15 Eagle takes off during Operation Southern Watch, which was a major operation here for the past seven years. U.S. officials ended an era with the inactivation of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing at a ceremony Aug. 26. At the height of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the base was home to more than 5,000 troops and about 200 coalition aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Sean M. Worrell)

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Mission complete - Axt

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- First Lt. Erik Axt, 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, emerges from his A-10 Thunderbolt II after flying a mission here Aug. 14 supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Wicke)

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Notch one for Axt

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- First Lt. Erik Axt, 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, emerges from his A-10 Thunderbolt II after flying a mission here Aug. 14 supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Wicke)

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First mission

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- First Lt. Erik Axt, 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, touches down in his A-10 Thunderbolt II after flying a mission here Aug. 14 supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Wicke)

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Hidden Foxbat

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A search team discovers a MiG-25 Foxbat buried beneath the sands in Iraq. Several MiG-25 interceptors and Su-25 ground attack jets have been found buried at Al-Taqqadum air field west of Baghdad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. T. Collins)

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War scars

JAMADAAR, Afghanistan -- Ghulanhaider (left), an elder here, shows his scars from fighting with the Taliban to Col. Bill Busby, 455th Expeditionary Operations Group commander. Ghulanhaider fought the Taliban and other terrorist groups before coalition forces arrived. He has received multiple injuries from mortar fire and bullets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Wicke)

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Talking to Falcons

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Capt. Danny Stout, an air liaison officer deployed with the Army's 2-505 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division, talks with F-16 Fighting Falcons flying overhead during a classified mission in the mountains of Afghanistan. Stout, a B-52 Stratofortress pilot, is serving a two-year tour with the Army, calling in close-air support missions against enemy troops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Wicke)

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Fueling 'Freedom'

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A KC-10A Extender refuels an F-15E Strike Eagle on a combat patrol over Iraq. The aircraft are part of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a forward-deployed location. The KC-10As are from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., and the F-15Es are from the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Robert Couse-Baker)

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Reflections on refueling

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- An F-15E Strike Eagle prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker. Master Sgt. Sam Blackwell, the boom operator, is seen reflected in the operator's window. Blackwell and the KC-135R are deployed from Pease Air National Guard Base, N. H. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Terry L. Blevins)

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Runway's end home for 'Warthog' launchers

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. Mike Milewski, a crew chief, talks to the pilot of an A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack jet here during an end-of-runway check. Milewski is with the Maryland Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Squadron’s end-of-runway crew, which is doing a 30-day tour at the base as part of the 455th Expeditionary Operations Squadron. The crew gives each ground-attack fighter a thorough going over before it departs on a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Keith Reed)

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Hog heaven

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Lt. Col. Dan of the 104th Fighter Squadron explains the capabilities of an A-10 Thunderbolt II to Tech. Sgt. Donald Richardson, a heating and ventilation technician with the 682nd Air Support Operations Squadron at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The A-10 pilots conduct "Warthog" tours for Air Force people here to promote a better understanding of the A-10's capabilities. Dan chose not to release his last name. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam Johnston)

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The Strike Eagle has landed

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Airmen from the 494th Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, meet an F-15E Strike Eagle after it arrives at a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Terry L. Blevins)

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Strike Eagle refuels

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- An F-15E Strike Eagle on a combat sortie over Iraq prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker. The F-15E and its crew are deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and the KC-135 is from Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Terry L. Blevins)

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Pulling chalks

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Ryan Orbin pulls the chocks from an A-10 Thunderbolt II as the final step in an end-of-runway inspection here July 10. Orbin is deployed supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Wicke)

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Unarming the Falcon

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Alex Amaya prepares to remove a GBU-12 laser-guided bomb from an F-16 Fighting Falcon at a forward-deployed base supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Amaya is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is deployed from the 421st Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Terry L. Blevins)

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Missile maintenance

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Scott Love (left) and Senior Airman Ken Tolbert remove an AIM-120 missile from an F-16 Fighting Falcon at a forward-deployed location supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Both are assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and are deployed from the 421st Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Terry L. Blevins)

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Inspection

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Bryan Buchholz inspects an engine on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at a forward-deployed location supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Buchholz is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is deployed from the 421st Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Terry L. Blevins)

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A little shade

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Maintainers from the 407th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron repair an A-10 Thunderbolt II here June 24. The base is where major maintenance is performed on the airframe inside Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lee A. Osberry Jr.)

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Rolling past a relic

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft rolls past an Iraqi tank June 22. The tank was abandoned during the 1991 Gulf War. The A-10, also known as a tank-killer, is part of the 407th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron stationed here. (U.S. Air Force Photo by 2nd Lt. Gerardo Gonzalez)

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