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Lajes Airmen refuel U.S. Army tugboat

The U.S. Army tugboat Major General Winfield Scott leaves with its ship in tow, the Colonel Seth Warner, on Aug. 1 after being docked at the military port in Praia da Vitoria, Azores, since July 28. Airmen from the 65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field provided re-supply and refueling support to the Army tugboat by converting an aircraft refueler to support a ship. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marcus McDonald)

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Lajes officials take steps toward solar power

As part of the Air Force renewable energy initiative, 65th Civil Engineer Squadron officials have begun testing solar energy panels in a military family housing unit Feb. 22, 2010. The panels are estimated to save each unit more than $450 annually. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Langley offers mix of new, old aircraft

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- The exterior of a new building here reflects the architecture of the early 1920s. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric T. Sheler)

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Langley Operational Readiness Exercise

Staff Sgt. Lamont Brown waits for the command to load munitions during an operational readiness exercise Jan. 8, 2011, at Joint Base Langley Eustis, Va. The Air Force units on base tested their readiness ability to deploy cargo, aircraft and people within a limited time frame. Sergeant Brown is a weapons load crew chief with the1st Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins)

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Langley Operational Readiness Exercise

Senior Airman Richard McClane repairs an aircraft's flat tire during an operational readiness exercise Jan. 8, 2011, at Base Langley Eustis, Va. The 1st Fighter Wing, 633rd Air Base Wing and 192nd Fighter Wing tested their readiness ability to deploy cargo, aircraft and people within a limited time frame if faced with a disaster or imminent threat. Airman McClane is a weapons load crew chief with the1st Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins)

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Langley Operational Readiness Exercise

Airmen and people from the 1st Fighter Wing prepare aircraft before generating F-22 Raptors during an operational readiness exercise Jan. 8, 2011, at Joint Base Langley Eustis, Va. The 1st Fighter Wing, 633rd Air Base Wing and 192nd Fighter Wing tested their readiness ability over a two-day period. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins)

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Langley Operational Readiness Exercise

Airman 1st Class Daniel Workman inspects munitions before loading them onto an aircraft during an operational readiness exercise Jan. 8, 2011, at Joint Base Langley Eustis, Va. The Air Force units on base tested their readiness ability to deploy cargo, aircraft and people within a limited time frame. Airman Workman is a weapons loader with the 1st Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins)

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Langley Operational Readiness Exercise

Airman 1st Class Vincent Tomberlin handles munitions ready for transport during an operational readiness exercise Jan. 8, 2011, at Joint Base Langley Eustis, Va. The 1st Fighter Wing, 633rd Air Base Wing and 192nd Fighter Wing tested their readiness ability if faced with a disaster, imminent terrorist or enemy threat or short-notice orders to deploy. Airman Tomberlin is a weapons loader with the 1st Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins)

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Lasers may aid missile defense, engine crack detection

Extreme nonlinear optical techniques have succeeded in upconverting visible laser light into X-rays, making a tabletop source of coherent soft X-rays possible. The interaction of atoms and molecules is both useful for making coherent X-rays which, in the future, may show previously undetectable cracks in jet turbine blades. (Courtesy photo/University of Colorado)

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Lasers may aid missile defense, engine crack detection

Ultrafast flashes of X-rays can eject an electron from a molecule, leaving the molecule in a super excited state that eventually causes it to break apart. The interaction of atoms and molecules is both useful for making coherent X-rays which, in the future, may show previously undetectable cracks in jet turbine blades. (Courtesy image)

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Late space, missile pioneer receives full military honors

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Air Force Honor Guard pallbearers carry the coffin of retired Gen. Bernard Adolph Schriever to his burial site July 12 at Arlington National Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Rusti Caraker)

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Late space, missile pioneer receives full military honors

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Members of the Air Force Band are part of the funeral procession for retired Gen. Bernard Adolph Schriever. He was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on July 12. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Rusti Caraker)

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Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas

The plaza and tower at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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LAVs

Marine Light Armored Vehicles were used as part of the command and control structure employed at exercise Spartan Resolve. (U.S. Marine photo/Casey Bain)

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Leadership Education Development eXperience

Staney DeGraff leads a breakout session during Air University's second Leadership Education Development eXperience (LEDx), Jan.3, 2019. LEDx is an educational conference bringing a diverse group of civilian and military professionals who share a passion for leadership. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox/Released)

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Leadership key to tackling suicide

Retired Army Maj. Drew Dix tells guard members that leadership at all levels is key to cutting the spike in servicemember suicides Aug. 8, 2010, during the 39th annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, in St. Louis, Mo. Major Dix is a Medal of Honor recipient. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

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Learning from experience: AAHC hosts speed mentoring

Staff Sgt. Gianni Trotter, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron equipment support non-commissioned officer in charge of ground transportation, asks a senior enlisted mentor for advice during a speed mentoring session at Kunsan Air Base, Soutrh Korea, Feb. 9, 2024. The mentoring session was hosted by Kunsan AB’s African American Heritage Committee and consisted of five senior enlisted non-commissioned officers, giving direct feedback to junior enlisted Airmen and NCOs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jovan Banks)

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Left in the dust

Army Staff Sgt. Hector Hoyas and Senior Airman Matthew Phillips turn away as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off with a HUMVEE sling-load April 15, 2011, during training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Sergeant Hoyas is assigned to Fort Lee, Va. Airman Phillips is assigned to the 820th RED HORSE squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Lessons in Compassion

Cecelia Guadalupe Ortiz-Barreiro made her painting Untitled (unofficially titled "Zoloft") during a mental breakdown in August of 2012. Cece is an amateur painter, and her favorite artist is Fridah Khalo, who's perseverance through adversity inspires her. (Courtesy photo)

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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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