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Honey, I'm home

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Senior Airman Tara Henson greets her husband, Staff Sgt. Ryan Henson, after coming home from his deployment supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Airman Henson is assigned to the 563rd Operations Support Squadron, and Sergeant Henson is a weapons load crew member assigned to the 563rd Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Veronica Pierce)

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Just a phase

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Shawn Nunnally checks an F-15E Strike Eagle's wires during a main landing gear inspection at a forward-deployed location May 3. Airmen of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Strike Eagle phase shop have performed 26 inspections over a 66-day period and have maintained a 94-percent quality assurance inspection pass rate. Sergeant Nunnally is the swing shift floor chief for the shop and is deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karah Manning)

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Just a phase

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An Airman with the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's F-15E Strike Eagle phase shop inspects an integrated drive generator at a forward-deployed location May 3. The phase shop Airmen have performed 26 inspections over a 66-day period and have maintained a 94-percent quality assurance inspection pass rate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karah Manning)

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C-130 maintainers accomplish 'in-field' depot maintenance

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Shaw works on a piece of framework on a damaged C-130 Hercules as part of an in-field depot maintenance effort by maintainers here. He is a C-130 structural craftsman deployed from the Texas Air National Guard at Fort Worth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. William Stuhr)

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C-130 maintainers accomplish 'in-field' depot maintenance

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- The damaged tire of a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, is shown after landing here April 4. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Deployed vehicle maintainers keep wheels turning

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Staff Sgt. Brian Carter works underneath a fuel truck while doing vehicle maintenance here May 7. He is a mechanic with the 416th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron's vehicle maintenance flight and is deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Deployed vehicle maintainers keep wheels turning

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Tech. Sgt. Scott Rauscher replaces a window in a maintenance van here May 7. He is a mechanic with the 416th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron's vehicle maintenance flight and is deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Deployed vehicle maintainers keep wheels turning

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Airman 1st Class William Lawson uses a grease gun on a forklift in the vehicle maintenance shop here May 7. He is assigned to the 416th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron's vehicle maintenance flight and is deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Eye in the sky protects ground forces

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Christopher Sipes inspects an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle's multispectral targeting system ball. He is assigned to the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Unit here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Wronek)

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Transient alert Airmen handle diverse role

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Staff Sgt. Brian Fentress moves a maintenance stand here May 2. He is a transient alert Airman and aerospace ground equipment technician with the 416th Air Expeditionary Group's transient alert flight. He is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Squeaky clean

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- A crew chief cleans a C-130 Hercules windshield during maintenance here April 16. He is assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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F-16 crew chiefs combat odds to keep jets in flight

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Shawn Justus (left) and Airman 1st Class Colin Muller prepare for an 800-hour maintenance procedure and inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon. They are crew chiefs with the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Bradford)

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F-16 crew chiefs combat odds to keep jets in flight

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Frankie Jordan helps Capt. Andy Stockman with his bag upon the captain's return from a mission. Airman Jordan is a crew chief with the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here, and Captain Stockman is an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 34th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Bradford)

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F-16 crew chiefs combat odds to keep jets in flight

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Lance Murphy inspects the engine bay of an F-16 Fighting Falcon. He is a crew chief with the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Bradford)

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Airman finds, destroys UXO

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Juan Jordan presses a button causing an explosion which destroyed the unexploded ordnance he discovered recently. He found a Russian-made bomb at a construction site at a forward-deployed location. He is an avionics sensors maintenance apprentice deployed from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Airman finds, destroys UXO

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Juan Jordan stands in the spot where the Russian-made bomb he discovered was destroyed. He found the bomb at a construction site at a forward-deployed location. He credits his deployment training with helping him recognize the unexploded ordnance. He is an avionics sensors maintenance apprentice deployed from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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NDI Airmen play big part in mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Kenda Lewis checks for cracks in an F-15 Eagle engine using an Eddy current tester. She is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's nondestructive inspection lab at a forward-deployed location and is from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Snow)

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NDI Airmen play big part in mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman James Cone prepares for an inspection. He is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's nondestructive inspection lab at a forward-deployed location and is from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Snow)

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NDI Airmen play big part in mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Kenda Lewis inspects a C-130 Hercules on the flightline April 5. She is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's nondestructive inspection lab at a forward-deployed location and is from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Dorsey)

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Maintainers keep Stratotankers airborne

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Felix Rodriguez removes an engine pylon access panel on a KC-135 Stratotanker during an inspection at a forward-deployed location here. He is a crew chief assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colette Bennett)

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