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The perfect pallet

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech Sgts. Leobardo Leija and John Wiser secure a heavy load onto a pallet destined to go aboard an aircraft headed downrange in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They are assigned to the 1st Expeditionary Red Horse Group at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree Hayden)

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A chemical effect

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Airman 1st Class Nathan Jacobson performs liquid oxygen service to a B-52 Stratofortress at a forward-deployed location May 16 in preparation for a sortie supporting operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. He is a crew chief assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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A chemical effect

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Airman 1st Class Nathan Jacobson performs liquid oxygen service to a B-52 Stratofortress at a forward-deployed location May 16 in preparation for a sortie supporting operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. He is a crew chief assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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Bomb's away!

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- A B-1B Lancer takes off from a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Ennamorato)

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Bomb's away!

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Staff Sgt. Kevin Simpson (left) and Senior Airman Wayne Manko sway a bomb to prevent it from rocking after it is locked into a bomb rack on a B-1B Lancer. They are assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Ennamorato)

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Bomb's away!

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- (From left) Senior Airman Alex Speener, Airman 1st Class Billy Doncer, and Senior Airman Casey Davis install an upper spring panel on a B-1B Lancer. They are assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Ennamorato)

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Bomb's away!

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Senior Airman Jon Baker communicates with a pilot during the initial startup of a B-1B Lancer. He is a crew chief with the 40th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Ennamorato)

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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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Eye in the sky protects ground forces

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airmen taxi an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle. The aircraft provides intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Wronek)

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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. Sammy Ayala gives directions to the crew of a Russian-built AN-12 cargo plane here May 2. He is a transient alert Airman and KC-10 Extender crew chief with the 416th Air Expeditionary Group's transient alert flight. He is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Transient alert Airmen handle diverse role

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Staff Sgt. Sammy Ayala positions a fire bottle while preparing a C-17 Globemaster III for parking April 28. He is a transient alert Airman and KC-10 Extender crew chief with the 416th Air Expeditionary Group's transient alert flight. He is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Transient alert Airmen handle diverse role

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Tech. Sgt. Emily Green listens to her radio while watching a C-130 Hercules leave on an Operation Enduring Freedom mission from here May 2. She is the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 416th Air Expeditionary Group's transient alert flight and is deployed from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Fuels Airmen cultivate Balad farm

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Amy Finkelbeiner performs a quality analysis on a fuel stand here. Airmen of the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's fuels management flight monitor and sample fuel to ensure it is suitable for aircraft use. Airman Finkelbeiner is a fuels laboratory technician and is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Wronek)

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Fuels Airmen cultivate Balad farm

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Jennifer Hazelwood refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon here. The Airmen of the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's fuels management flight monitor and sample fuel to ensure it is suitable for aircraft use. Airman Hazelwood is a fuels distribution operator and is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Wronek)

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Fuels Airmen cultivate Balad farm

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Casey Culver gauges a fuel bladder for inventory here. The Airmen of the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's fuels management flight monitor and sample fuel to ensure it is suitable for aircraft use. Airman Culver is a fuel storage operator and is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Wronek)

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Fuels Airmen cultivate Balad farm

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Phillip Norton inspects a sample of fuel to see if it is clean and clear. Airmen of the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's fuels management flight here monitor and sample fuel to ensure it is suitable for aircraft use. Airman Norton is a fuels distribution operator and is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Wronek)

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As the world turns

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- The moon rises in the distance here over two C-130 Hercules aircraft as the sun sets April 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Darcie Ibidapo)

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Joint effort

OVER THE PERSIAN GULF -- An F/A-18C Hornet receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat mission here April 20. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Don Berry)

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