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The wheels on the plane

Senior Airman Melissa Gallardo replaces retaining rings on an F-16 Fighting Falcon's main landing gear wheel at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron provides combat-ready aircraft and munitions to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Iraq. Airman Gallardo is a 332nd EMXS crew chief deployed from the Montana Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Program benefits American, Bulgarian maintainers

Staff Sgt. Robert Jackson and Bulgarian air force Master Sgt. Vladimir Kolev discuss the differences and similarities in maintainance procedures for their planes April 2 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria. As part of a familiarization program, a few Airmen from each country's service were allowed to tour and learn about each other's aircraft. Sergeant Jackson is deployed here as part of Operation Noble Endeavor. Sergeant Jackson, an F-15 Eagle crew chief, is deployed for Operation Noble Endeavor. Sergeant Kolev is a MiG-29 crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jill LaVoie)

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Aerial porters keep convoys off the road

An aerial port flight ramp service technician from the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron moves a load of cargo into a commercial aircraft at Balad Air Base, Iraq. By being able to transport cargo, personnel and supplies by aircraft, fewer military vehicle convoys are required to transport cargo over dangerous roads. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Heather Cabral)

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Aerial porters keep convoys off the road

Tech. Sgt. Peter Aguilar observes a 60K Tunner loader as it pulls away after receiving cargo from a Russian AN-124 aircraft at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant, an aerial port flight ramp service technician with the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, is a reservist deployed from the 88th Aerial Port Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Heather Cabral)

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Aerial porters keep convoys off the road

Master Sgt. Rogue Fuentes loads cargo onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft Balad Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Fuentes, an aerial port flight ramp service technician with the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, is a reservist deployed from the 74th Aerial Port Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Heather Cabral)

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You go first, I can wait

A Bulgarian air force SU-26 yields to a C-130 Hercules landing at Bezmer Aviation Base, Bulgaria, following a tactical sortie conducted during Exercise Thracian Spring 2008. Aircraft and people from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, are participating in the annual bilateral training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Manas Airmen help Children's Heart Ward

Master Sgt. Scott Kaulig talks with Sakin Tumenbaeva, the mother of the 100th heart surgery patient, Alymbekov Amanbek, through Aigul Karymshakova, a 376th Air Expeditionary Wing interpreter, March 29 in the Children's Heart Ward in Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Airmen from the Manas Air Base Outreach Society visited the Children's Heart Ward to celebrate the 100th heart surgery and meet the staff and patients. Sergeant Kaulig is the 376th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker section chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome Baysmore)

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One Mississippi, two Mississippi

Senior Airmen Derand Javier (left) and Chris Moore test the head spacing of a .50-caliber machine gun on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Both Airmen are 64th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons specialists and deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Ready to go

Tech. Sergeant Noal Yarnes and Senior Airman Ryan Morgan check munitions during an operational readiness exercise March 18 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The exercise evaluated the 4th Fighter Wing's ability to survive and operate, and employ aircraft and resources. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chad Trujillo)

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March 25 airpower summary: KC-10s provide vital refueling support

A KC-10 Extendor is towed to a parking spot while a Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle waits to be prepared for take off from a Southwest Asia air base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Levi Riendeau)

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Performing some high altitude maintenance

Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer re-installs a tail rotor cover on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter March 12 at Balad Air Base, Iraq, following a preventative maintenance on the aircraft. Sergeant Delzer, a crew chief with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Helo maintenance

Airman 1st Class Donald Baker (left) and Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer install the left engine air intake on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter March 12 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Airman Baker and Sergeant Delzer, crew chiefs with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit, performed an inspection on the aircraft after it had been flown 300 hours. As part of the preventative maintenance inspection, they searched carefully for cracks and corrosion. Both Airman Baker and Sergeant Delzer are deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Helo maintenance

Airman 1st Class Donald Baker (left) and Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer install the left engine air intake on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter March 12 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Airman Baker and Sergeant Delzer, crew chiefs with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit, performed an inspection on the aircraft after it had been flown 300 hours. As part of the preventative maintenance inspection, they checked all major components to ensure they were in working order. Both Airman Baker and Sergeant Delzer are deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Helo maintenance

Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer tightens a component on the left-hand engine of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter here March 12. Sergeant Delzer, a crew chief with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit, performed an inspection on the aircraft after it had been flown 300 hours. During the inspection, all of the panels and covers were removed to facilitate preventative maintenance on the aircraft's systems and equipment. Sergeant Delzer is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Helo maintenance

Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer re-installs a tail rotor cover on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter March 12 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Delzer, a crew chief with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit, performed an inspection on the aircraft after it had been flown 300 hours. During the inspection, all of the panels and covers were removed to facilitate preventative maintenance on the aircraft's systems and equipment. Sergeant Delzer is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Helo maintenance

Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer tightens down the drive shaft cover of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter March 12 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Delzer, a crew chief with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit, performed an inspection on the aircraft after it had been flown 300 hours. During the inspection, all of the panels and covers were removed to facilitate preventative maintenance on the aircraft's systems and equipment. Sergeant Delzer is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Helo maintenance

Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer tightens down the drive shaft cover of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter March 12 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Delzer, a crew chief with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit, performed an inspection on the aircraft after it had been flown 300 hours. During the inspection, all of the panels and covers were removed to facilitate preventative maintenance on the aircraft's systems and equipment. Sergeant Delzer is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Braking action

An F-16 Fighting Falcon catches an arresting cable during a certification test of the barrier system March 16 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The system was installed by the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is used to bring fighter aircraft to a smooth halt during emergency landings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Braking action

An F-16 Fighting Falcon waits to be disconnected from an emergency arresting barrier system cable after passing a certification test of the system March 16 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The cable system, which is used to bring fighter aircraft to a smooth halt during emergency landings, stretched out about 400 feet before the aircraft came to a complete stop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Braking action

An F-16 Fighting Falcon waits to be disconnected from an emergency arresting barrier system cable after passing a certification test of the system March 16 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The system was installed by the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is used to bring fighter aircraft to a smooth halt during emergency landings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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