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In my line of sight

An Airman takes aim while doing a practical exercise during the 75th Security Forces Combat Readiness Training course Sept. 17, 2010, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The CRT course provides Airmen with the basic skills needed to deploy, to include tactical movements, land navigation and self aid buddy care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Renae Saylock)

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To infinity and beyond!

A Minotaur IV rocket makes an arc as it is launched Sept. 25, 2010, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Minotaur IV launched the Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite, a satellite that can detect and track orbiting objects from space. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

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Stop! Don't move.

Airmen from the 75th Security Forces Squadron practice combat patrols during week-long Combat Readiness Training Course Sept. 24, 2010, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The CRT course provides Airmen with the basic skills needed to deploy, to include tactical movements, land navigation and self aid buddy care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Dillon)

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Taking a breather

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron waits on the flightline at Skardu Airfield, Pakistan, Sept. 24, 2010, before crews unload 16 pallets stacked with bags of flour in support of flood relief efforts. The 816th EAS is flying supplies to Skardu Airfield and transporting internally displaced persons to Chaklala Air Force Base, Pakistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin)

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Solitary training

Capt. Jamie Turner runs in preparation for the Ironman World Championship at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept. 21, 2010. Captain Turner is training to swim 2.4-miles through ocean waves, bike 112 miles and run a 26.2-mile marathon through challenging lava-covered terrain. She is a pilot with the 315th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)

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He's not heavy

Airmen use a two-man buddy carry to transport a "patient" while participating in a practical exercise during the 75th Security Forces Combat Readiness Training course Sept. 17, 2010, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The CRT course provides Airmen with the basic skills needed to deploy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephany D. Miller)

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Tracking hurricanes

A WC-130J Super Hercules takes off during a hurricane tracking mission Sept. 19, 2010, at the airport on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The aircraft assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron will collect data on building tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Follow the smoke

Fire and rescue team members of the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing participate in an egress exercise during a compliance inspection Sept. 18, 2010, at Lincoln Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Lieth)

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Logging data

Master Sgt. Vince Burden logs the dropsonde serial number onboard a WC-130J Super Hercules over the Atlantic Ocean while tracking tropical storms Sept. 17, 2010. The dropsonde is a GPS instrument that measures weather data and relays it back to the aircraft. Sergeant Burden is a loadmaster with Air Force Reserve Command's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Here's looking at you

Jon Beasley peers through a disk platter stack Sept. 9, 2010, at the Defense Computer Forensic Laboratory in Linthicum, Md. Mr. Beasley is an image and extraction technician who makes disk images of computer memory storage devices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Afghan security

(U.S. Air Force graphic/Corey Parrish)

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Balad resiliency training

Servicemembers receive resiliency training to help them become better leaders and assist others to deal with high-stress situations by showing them different leadership styles Sept. 14, 2010, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The Flash Forward Resiliency Training program uses different teaching techniques including, videos, group discussions and visual presentations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Balad resiliency training

Servicemembers receive resiliency training to help them become better leaders and assist others to deal with high-stress situations by showing them different leadership styles Sept. 14, 2010, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The beginning of the program was an orientation of what the program teaches followed by a train-the-trainer session, which focused on delivering messages as an instructor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Joint team restores precision airdrop capability

The guided payload 2,200 pound weight class of the Joint Precision Airdrop System in flight during its first combat airdrop. A joint Air Force, Army and contract team recently corrected an accuracy issue with this variant of JPADS. (Courtesy photo)

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Need fuel now

A C-17 Globemaster III gets ready to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 18, 2010, over the Pacific Ocean during a Total Force partnership mission to Andersen Air Base, Guam. The C-17 is assigned to the 15th Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and the KC-135 is from a Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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From the boom's viewpoint

Lt. Col. Gene Feller goes through a pre-flight inspection with members of the maintenance crew before a Total Force refueling mission Sept. 18, 2010, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Colonel Feller is a pilot with the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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By dawn's early light

Crewmembers of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, perform a preflight inspection at Einhoven Airport, Holland, Sept. 18, 2010. The crew flew to Holland to participate in the 66th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne assault in the Netherlands during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Markus M. Maier)

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Air Force lift for 'Show and Tell'

Soldiers unload an OH-58 Kiowa from a C-5 Galaxy Sept.17, 2010, at Cape Town International Airport, South Africa. The Soldiers are with the with the New York Army National Guard's 1-224 Aviation Security and Support Battalion. The guard unit is participating in the African Aerospace Defence Exposition 2010. (Courtesy photo/Chief Warrant Officer 3 Aaron Teichner)

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Solemn remembrance

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Kistler plays 'Taps' at the close of the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action retreat ceremony on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept. 17, 2010. Chief Kistler served 29 years as an Air Force band member playing the tuba. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)

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Keeping ready

Airmen crouch in the low ready position while doing a practical exercise during the 75th Security Forces Combat Readiness Training course at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 17, 2010. The course provides Airman with the basic skills needed to deploy to include tactical movements, land navigation and self aid buddy care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Renae Saylock)

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