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Tech Sgt. Sgt. Stacy Trosine packs EOD assets at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 20, 2014. Trosine is an EOD logistics management NCOIC with the 466th Operating Location Bravo, helping close down the Air Force EOD unit. She is responsible for inventorying, disposing, returning and shipping all equipment. She is deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and a native of Colbert, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)
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Tech. Sgt. Matthew McKenna salutes Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold Aug. 18, 2014, after being awarded the Silver Star during the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron awards ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. McKenna was the fourth 22nd STS member to earn the medal for operations conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan McKenna is a 22nd STS combat controller and Heithold is the the Air Force Special Operations Command commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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Members from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron salute the presentation of the colors Aug. 18, 2014, during the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron awards ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Airmen from the squadron and their families were accompanied by base and local community leaders to support their teammates being honored. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold (left) applauds six Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron Aug. 18, 2014, after awarding them with medals for valor during the 22nd STS awards ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Heithold pinned eight medals on to the Airmen which included a Silver Star, a Bronze Star with Valor and four Bronze Stars. Heithold is the the Air Force Special Operations Command commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron’s Red Team give Soldiers in an MH-47 Chinook helicopter the thumbs up to let them know they were fully accounted for July 14, 2014, at American Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Airmen practiced soft duck operations which involve them pushing an inflated zodiac boat out of the back of the helicopter as they jump in after it. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron’s Red Team wait in American Lake, for an MH-47 Chinook helicopter to extract them during helocast alternate insertion and extraction training July 14, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Soldiers, with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, needed the alternate insertion and extraction training and called upon members of the 22nd STS for assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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Staff Sgt. Dallas Stoll, center, instructs two Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron Red Team on the proper technique for hoist extraction operations during helocast alternate insertion and extraction training July 14, 2014, at American Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Stoll, a 22nd STS combat controller and helocast master, led Red Team members to ensure they received proper upgrade training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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An Airman jumps out of an MH-47 Chinook helicopter during helocast alternate insertion and extraction training with Soldiers from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment July 14, 2014, at American Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron conducted 10 daytime helocast iterations and eight nighttime helocast iterations over a two-day span. The Airman is assigned to the 22nd STS’ Red Team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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Phil Bates, left, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver, thanks Staff Sgt. Ramsey Tesch for his military service July 1, 2014, after signing a shirt for his Airman leadership school during the 2014 Seattle Seahawks 12 Tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Bates is part of the 12 Tour traveling through the Pacific Northwest thanking fans for their support during the championship season. Tesch is a 62nd Aerial Port Squadron information controller. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeff Bliss, right, and Capt. Brett Polage, 37th Airlift Squadron pilots, wash the windows of a C-130J Super Hercules at Riga International Airport, Latvia, after air dropping American and Lithuanian service members over Lithuania, May 17, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jordan Castelan)
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Lay of the land

An Airman from the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron surveys the concrete density of a new flood wash gully Feb. 4, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Daniel Hughes)
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Air Force on Deck!

110327-N-7293M-186 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Mar. 27, 2011) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garrett Fillingham prepares to wash down the main rotors an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron embarked aboard amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15). Based out of RAF Lakenheath, England, a detachment from the 56th is aboard Ponce in order to provide combat search and rescue support for coalition forces flying in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, the coalition effort to bring humanitarian relief to the Libyan people. Due to the saltwater environment at sea, the 56th Airmen have to clean their aircraft far more frequently in order to prevent salt corrosion from damaging vital components. Ponce is part of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller)
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C-17 on a mission

Airmen load generators and other flight equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III March 22, 2011, at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash., in preparation for a mission in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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C-17 on a mission

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the runway March 22, 2011, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake Wash., before a mission in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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C-17 on a mission

Airmen load equipment and cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III March 22, 2011, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake Wash., before a mission in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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C-17 on a mission

Airmen load generators and other flight equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III March 22, 2011, at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash., in preparation for a mission in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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C-17 on a mission

Senior Airman Nathan Gaudette prepares to load flight equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III March 22, 2011, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash., in preparation for a mission in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. Airman Gaudette is assigned to the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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C-17 on a mission

A C-17 Globemaster III takes off March 22, 2011, from Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash., on a mission in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Odyssey Dawn

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., lands at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn March 20, 2011. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to support the larger international response to the unrest in Libya. A broad coalition of nations are partnering to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which authorizes all necessary means to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katherine Windish)
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Odyssey Dawn

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. lands at Aviano Air Base, Italy in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn March 20, 2011. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to support the larger international response to the unrest in Libya. A broad coalition of nations are partnering to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, which authorizes all necessary means to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katherine Windish)
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