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Firefighters prepared when disaster strikes

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Phillip Clark practices a vehicle extraction during an exercise here. Firefighters train continuously so they are prepared for any emergency situation that arises. Sergeant Clark is a firefighter with the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Airmen partner with Soldiers to explode excess ordnance

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Douglas Frey arranges the last of the ordnance set for disposal. The ordnance has to be arranged ensuring explosive-to-explosive contact. Any empty pockets could result in ordnance scattered across the range. Sergeant Frey is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree Hayden)

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Airmen partner with Soldiers to explode excess ordnance

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Explosive ordnance disposal Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron inspect a crater after detonation to ensure no unexploded ordnance remains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree Hayden)

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Security forces guard gates, protect Air Force resources

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Pamela Bolton guards an entry control point outside the Air Force housing area here. She is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shaun Emery)

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Airmen support Soldiers with airdrop

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Capt. Jared Pavlich watches for ground traffic from the top hatch of a C-130 Hercules before an airdrop mission. Aircrews delivered 48 bundles containing about 69,000 pounds of food rations to U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers engaged in combat operations against anti-Iraqi forces. Captain Pavlich is a C-130 navigator with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Airmen support Soldiers with airdrop

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman David Sanders installs a guillotine knife and Y-adapter extraction cable used for container delivery system airdrops. This airdrop mission delivered 48 bundles containing about 69,000 pounds of food rations for U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers engaged in combat operations against anti-Iraqi forces. Airman Sanders is a loadmaster with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Airmen support Soldiers with airdrop

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech Sgt. Scottie Turner inspects a guillotine knife and Y-adapter extraction cable used for container delivery system airdrops. This airdrop mission delivered 48 bundles containing about 69,000 pounds of food rations for U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers engaged in combat operations against anti-Iraqi forces. Sergeant Turner is a loadmaster with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Airmen support Soldiers with airdrop

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech Sgt. Scottie Turner (left) and Senior Airman David Sanders prepare a guillotine knife and Y-adapter extraction cable used for container delivery system airdrops. This airdrop mission delivered 48 bundles containing about 69,000 pounds of food rations for U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers engaged in combat operations against anti-Iraqi forces. The Airmen are loadmasters with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and are from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Airmen support Soldiers with airdrop

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Capts. Jason Reed (foreground) and Anita Polsinelli prepare to launch a combat airdrop mission, delivering about 69,000 pounds of food rations for U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers engaged in combat operations against anti-Iraqi forces. The pilots are assigned to the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and are from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Carlos Diaz)

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Fuels Airmen keep more than planes operational

ALI BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Sarah Stewart drives a diesel truck to provide fuel to more than 40 U.S. servicemembers and coalition customers daily here. The installation is powered by fuel versus electricity, and without it Airmen would not have any of the necessities taken for granted here. Airman Stewart is a fuels specialist with the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and is deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Maurice Hessel)

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Crew chiefs turn bombers like fighters

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Senior Airman Vincent Tripodi (left) and Airman 1st Class Nathan Jacobson prepare to launch a B-52 Stratofortress. They are crew chiefs with the 40th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location and are from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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Crew chiefs turn bombers like fighters

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Senior Airman Vincent Tripodi packs up communication equipment used to talk to the cockpit crew before launching a B-52 Stratofortress. He is a crew chief with the 40th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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Staging facility takes over where hospital leaves off

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Richard Reid makes sure an ambulance-type bus is equipped with the necessary medical supplies. The bus has been modified to support ambulatory patients who are primarily moved on stretchers. Airman Reid is a medical technician with the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group's contingency aeromedical staging facility and is deployed from Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chawntain Sloan)

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Staging facility takes over where hospital leaves off

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Volunteers here help Airmen with the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group's contingency aeromedical staging facility move patients onto ambulance-type buses equipped with necessary medical supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chawntain Sloan)

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Staging facility takes over where hospital leaves off

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Cards, letters and homemade projects from people worldwide line the hallways of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group's contingency aeromedical staging facility here. The facility provides extended care and prepares patients for transportation to a hospital in Germany where they receive long-term treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chawntain Sloan)

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Staging facility takes over where hospital leaves off

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Second Lt. Maria Sanchez cares for a patient at the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group's contingency aeromedical staging facility. She and the other doctors, nurses and technicians with the facility strive to ensure their patients are as comfortable as possible before being transported to Germany. Lieutenant Sanchez is deployed from the 81st Medical Surgical Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chawntain Sloan)

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Staging facility takes over where hospital leaves off

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Volunteers help Airmen with the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group's contingency aeromedical staging facility move patients onto ambulance-type buses equipped with necessary medical supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chawntain Sloan)

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Staging facility takes over where hospital leaves off

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Second Lt. Shandry Goshert briefs Capt. Darrell Saylor on the patients who will be medevaced to Germany. She relays all pertinent medical information regarding the patients' conditions including treatment received, medication administered and special needs. Lieutenant Goshert is a nurse with the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group's contingency aeromedical staging facility and is deployed from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chawntain Sloan)

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Academy medics save life of Peterson NCO in Iraq

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- A medical team with the 506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron treats a patient here. The team, deployed from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., treated a fellow Airman recently who was injured by a terrorist bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Soldiers, Airmen care for Iraqi patients

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Capt. Brian Ackerman checks a patient's dressing and equipment to ensure he is ready for flight. His job is to coordinate the movement of critically wounded patients between the Air Force theater hospital here and the contingency aeromedical staging facility. Captain Ackerman is a nurse with the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Chisholm)

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