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Into Iraq

OVER IRAQ -- (From left) Majs. Ed Stack and Mark Parker and Tech. Sgt. Karl Schramm scan the sky during a C-130 Hercules mission to Iraq. The Airmen are assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location. Major Stack is a co-pilot, Major Parker is a navigator, and Sergeant Schramm is a loadmaster. They are deployed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom from the 440th Airlift Wing at the General Mitchell Air Reserve Station, Wis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Aaron Burgstein)

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Last stop for gas

OVER IRAQ -- An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender during a recent mission here. Coalition aircraft average 40 combat sorties daily in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Last stop for gas

OVER IRAQ -- An F-15E Strike Eagle flies off in the early evening light after receiving fuel from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender during a recent mission here in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Air Force receiving OIF artwork

WASHINGTON -- "Iraqi FOD" is a 34-by-48 inch oil painting. It depicts the wreckage of an Iraqi MiG 23 and engine at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, in April 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The artwork is among 200 pieces being donated to the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force painting by Harley Copic)

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Total force uses first GBU-38 in combat

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman William Russell (left) and Tech. Sgt. Mark Worley detach a GBU-38 from an F-16 Fighting Falcon at a forward-deployed location. Airman Russell is a weapons loader, and Sergeant Worley is a load crew chief. They are from the Alabama Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mae-Li Allison)

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Total force uses first GBU-38 in combat

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Mark Worley unloads a GBU-38 from an F-16 Fighting Falcon at a forward-deployed location. He is a load crew chief from the Alabama Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mae-Li Allison)

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Reserve pilots not reserved when protecting ground troops

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- "S-Flight 3" flight lead Capt. Brian (right) talks about a mission's events with his wingman, Maj. Charlie (far left) and Tech. Sgt. Randolph Dandry. The 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron team provided aerial cover for a U.S. military convoy under attack recently. Sergeant Dandry is a crew chief with the 81st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. They are all deployed from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. (The aircrew's full names are omitted for security reasons. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Showing his AGE

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Curtis Stone replaces a steering mechanism in a weapons jammer used to load bombs and missiles onto A-10 Thunderbolt IIs. Aerospace ground equipment technicians here maintain the equipment used to support the aircraft. Sergeant Stone is assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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A full tank

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Senior Airman Maria Boneham helps refuel an F-16 Fighting Falcon while competing for the Golden Drum award here Sept. 27. Airman Boneham is a crew chief assigned to the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree Hayden)

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Golden Drum

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Airman 1st Class Joey Delatorre refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon while competing for the Golden Drum award here Sept. 27. Airman Delatorre is a crew chief assigned to the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree Hayden)

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Airmen help save lives following UH-60 crash at Tallil

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Local safety officials inspect the wreckage of a Sept. 21 Army UH-60 Blackhawk crash here. All four Soldiers on board were rescued from the helicopter by people of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group and 407th Expeditionary Medical Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jeff Andrejcik)

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Airmen help save lives following UH-60 crash at Tallil

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Lights from a portable lighting cart illuminate the wreckage of an Army UH-60 Blackhawk crash across the flightline here Sept. 21. All four Soldiers on board were rescued from the helicopter by people of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group and 407th Expeditionary Medical Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Craig Clapper)

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Squadron 'cleans house' to build new home

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Airmen from the 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron are turning an old hardened aircraft shelter into a new home. The former Soviet-era shelter had been used as a storage area and had been deteriorating for some time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Vera)

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Record-breaking numbers ensure 'boots on the ground'

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- (Clockwise from left) C-130 Hercules pilot Capt. Todd Linton and his co-pilot 1st Lt. Robert Cureton and flight engineer Master Sgt. Gary Corley run through checklists after taking off from a forward-deployed location here Sept. 14. The crew is assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Denise Boyd)

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Loader up

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Jason Wiley installs a flexible drive shaft on an ammunition loader at a forward-deployed location. It is used to load 20 mm ammunition into F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon internal gun systems and can hold enough ammunition for about three aircraft. Environmental conditions in the desert require Airmen from the armament flight to inspect the loading system every 45 days. Airman Wiley is deployed from the 122nd Fighter Wing at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base, Ind. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colleen Bushnell)

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Loader up

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Christina Fiet verifies proper installation of element return chutes in an ammunition loader at a forward-deployed location. It is used to load 20 mm ammunition into F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon internal gun systems and can hold enough ammunition for about three aircraft. Environmental conditions in the desert require Airmen from the armament flight to inspect the loader every 45 days. Airman Fiet is deployed from the 122nd Fighter Wing at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base, Ind. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colleen Bushnell)

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Loader up

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt Christopher Hood (left) and Senior Airman Nathan Keller adjust an ammunition loader at a forward-deployed location. It is used to load 20 mm ammunition into F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon internal gun systems and can hold enough ammunition for about three aircraft. Environmental conditions in the desert require Airmen from the armament flight to inspect the loader every 45 days. Sergeant Hood is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and Airman Keller is from the 122nd Fighter Wing at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base, Ind. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colleen Bushnell)

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Loader up

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Nathan Keller inspects an ammunition loader at a forward-deployed location. It is used to load 20 mm ammunition into F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon internal gun systems and can hold enough ammunition for about three aircraft. Environmental conditions in the desert require Airmen from the armament flight to inspect the loader every 45 days. Airman Keller is deployed from the 122nd Fighter Wing at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base, Ind. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colleen Bushnell)

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Warthog bite

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Stacy Wilson safes a guided bomb after an A-10 Thunderbolt II mission. She is assigned to the 354th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)

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Warthog bite

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Kibodeaux (left) and Airman 1st Class Stacy Wilson remove weapons pins from an A-10 Thunderbolt II storage compartment. They are assigned to the 354th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)

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