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Let the sparks fly

Airman 1st Class Travis Webb, with the 28th Maintenance Squadron, performs tungsten inert-gas welding on a piece of stainless steel, July 16, 2010, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. TIG welding is a precise form of welding that can be performed on a variety of metals. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Matthew Flynn)

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On their way down

Airdropped supplies from a C-17 Globemaster III are part of an air show demonstration July 17, 2010, during the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Expo 2010 at McChord Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Don't approach

Members from the 902nd Security Forces Squadron train for an active-shooter scenario at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve White)

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Balad Airmen move helicopters

Tech. Sgt. James Dupuis and Staff Sgt. Angel Lombana measure the height of an Army OH-58 Kiowa helicopter during transport preparation July 15, 2010, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Sergeants Dupuis and Lombana are from the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacy Fowler)

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Air Force Week in Photos

Air Force Week in Photos for July 16, 2010, highlights photos from around the Air Force. In this photo by Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez, an F-22 Raptor flies over the Pacific Ocean July 2, 2010, on its way to its new home at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U. S. Air Force photo illustration/Corey Parrish)

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Bomber support

A B-52 Stratofortress flies over the Pacific Ocean after an air refueling during the Rim of the Pacific exercise July 10, 2010. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve interoperability. The B-52 is from the 20th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kamaile O. Long)

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Let's see what's inside

Staff Sgt. Wesley Kory wears a protective suit while digitally x-raying a 'suspicious' package at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, during exercise Beverly Bulldog July 12, 2010. The digital x-ray system helps law enforcement and customs members search for explosives, weapons, narcotics and other contraband. Sergeant Kory is an explosive ordnance technician with the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pomeroy)

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4 million pounds and counting

Supporting President Obama's Afghanistan troop surge, a specialized truck is offloaded from a C-5 Galaxy at an air field in Afghanistan July 12, 2010. Air Force Reserve and active-duty aircrews from Dover Air Force Base, Del., delivered more than 4 million pounds of cargo to various locations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Keeping it in place

Senior Airman Jerry Daniels, a loadmaster with the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, connects supplemental restraints to palletized baggage on a C-17 Globemaster III July 10, 2010, at Sather Air Base, Iraq. The Air Force is playing a vital role in the Iraq drawdown to 50,000 troops by Aug. 31, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Perry Aston)

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Perfect fit

Staff Sgt. Michael Holloway attaches fins onto an AIM-120 missile during the weapons load-crew-of-the-quarter competition July 9, 2010, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Sergeant Holloway is a weapons load crew member with the 94th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dana Hill)

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Tightening it down

Senior Airman Matthew Child (left) and Airman 1st Class Joshua Martin tighten a fastener on the wing of an E-3 Sentry at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., July 9, 2010. The blistering summer day doesn't matter when it comes to making sure the aircraft is safe and ready to fly. The Airmen are crew chiefs with the 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Margo Wright)

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Getting it straight

Tech. Sgts. Sara Cole and Corrine Jefferies use a chalk line to map out a path for a Mobile Automated Ultrasound, or MAUS, machine, July 7, 2010, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The MAUS machine uses a track that suctions to the wing to reveal discrepancies. The Airmen are nondestructive inspection technicians with the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class David Tracy)

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I'm not falling in the water

Air Force Basic Military Training trainees begin the monkey bars obstacle June 30, 2010, at the confidence course at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. In BMT, trainees learn the critical importance of discipline, teamwork and foundational knowledge needed to succeed as an Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

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No landing zone, no problem

Afghan airmen and Combined Air Power Transition Force advisers conduct an operational sling load with the Mi-17 transport helicopter July 1, 2010, to Forward Operating Base Orgun-e, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Robert Leese)

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Pull harder, I'm going in!

Losers in the tug-of-war competition are pulled into the water during the 2nd Bomb Wing Sports Day at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Sports Day consisted of many team sports such as basketball, flag football, dodge-ball, tug-of-war and many others. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chad Warren)

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Lethal presence

An F-22 Raptor flies over the Pacific Ocean July 2, 2010, on its way to its new home at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez)

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Base salon recycles hair

A stylist at the base exchange beauty salon collects hair clippings to be donated to an organization that makes booms to soak up oil to assist with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.(Courtesy photo)

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Bulgarian TACAN

A Bulgarian aircraft approaches the runway in June at Dolna Mitropolia Air Base, Bulgaria. There, an Electronic Systems Center and contractor team completed a foreign military sales project that provided a tactical air navigation system to the Bulgarian air force. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force Week in Photos

Air Force Week in Photos for July 9, 2010, highlights photos from around the Air Force. In this photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon, a U.S. Army paratrooper jumps from a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., during a joint forcible entry exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Corey Parrish)

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One more drop

Tech. Sgt. David Jackson (left) trains Staff Sgt. James Steinbrueck on the proper testing procedure for a fuel system icing inhibitor analysis July 6, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The inhibitor lowers the freezing point of small quantities of free water in fuel. Both Airmen are with the 512th Logistics Readiness Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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