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Promo graphic for the Secretary of the Air Force Reading List.

Promo graphic for the Secretary of the Air Force Reading List. . (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Travis Burcham)

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Promotion Release

Air Force officials have selected 1,282 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant. The board, which convened here Feb. 5 to 23, considered 14,626 master sergeants, for an 8.77 percent select rate. Last year's selection rate was 8.63 percent.

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Protecting body armor

ALI BASE, Iraq -- Airmen with the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron took the initiative to build body armor racks to help Airmen safely store their body armor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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Protecting body armor

ALI BASE, Iraq -- (From left) Senior Airman Josh Warren, Master Sgt. Steve Strange and Senior Airman Caslon Smith stand by a crate holding damaged body armor plates. Much of the armor is unusable because it was mishandled. The Airmen are assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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Protecting body armor

ALI BASE, Iraq -- (From left) Senior Airman Josh Warren, Master Sgt. Steve Strange and Senior Airman Caslon Smith hold damaged plates that were removed from body armor vests. Much of the armor is unusable because it was mishandled. The Airmen are assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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Protecting the flightline

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- A flock of birds flies near the flightline here. With ponds on base and the Euphrates River near, birds are a common occurrence. Bird strikes can stop a mission, or even worse, take a human life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Protecting the flightline

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Master Sgt. John Levingston looks for potential targets around an aircraft shelter. Sergeant Levingston is using a .177 caliber pellet gun as part of the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) program. The BASH team works hand in hand with airfield operations and entomology preventing hazardous situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Protecting the force

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

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Protecting the homeland

An F-15 Eagle takes off from Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass., while participating in a training mission Oct. 21, 2010. The Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing provides air sovereignty alert support, protecting the northeastern United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Mark Fortin)

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Protective cover

Four "golf ball" protective covers at Thule Air Base, Greenland that house satellite dishes glow during the darkness Jan. 25. Thule AB Airmen use the satellite dishes to communicate with orbiting satellites. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Tolzmann)

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PRT project could bring 35,000 new trees to Panjshir province

Panjshir Gov. Keramuddin Keram (left) listens to a presentation about the Panjshir Valley Green Belts Project from Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey Casada (right) while Jim Hoffman, runs the computer slide show. Colonel Casada is the Kentucky National Guard Agri-Business Development Team leader and Mr. Hoffman is a U.S. Department of Agriculture advisor. (U.S. Air Force Photo/2nd Lt. Jason Smith)

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Pull harder!

Airmen from the 60th Medical Group and from the 615th Contingency Response Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., erect a field hospital Feb. 8, 2011, during an exercise simulating an urban earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

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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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Pulling his chain

Airman 1st Class Eduardo Flores unravels a chain from a tow truck securing a forklift June 29, 2011, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Airman Flores is a vehicle operator assigned to the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Melanie Bulow-Gonterman)

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Pulling up to the pump

An F-16 approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling April 26, 2011, above Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, during RED FLAG-Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)

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Pushing hard

Air Force team member Jason Morgan stays ahead of a Marine competitor in the 1,500-meter wheelchair race during the Warrior Games May 14, 2010, at the U.S. Air Force Academy track in Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)

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Put 'er there...

Staff Sgt. Ryan Hart marshals a C-17 Globemaster III to its parking spot at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Sergeant Hart is a crew chief with the 730th Air Mobility Squadron there. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. DeNoris A. Mickle)

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Putting the ‘Combat’ in Combat Communications

2nd Lt. Denisse Paz briefs Brig. Gen. Andrew Toth and Chief Master Sgt. Michael McMillan on the site and status of the personnel during an exercise Oct. 28, 2014, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The exercise allowed Airmen from the 644th Combat Communications Squadron to exercise their abilities to respond to various scenarios during contingency operations. Paz is the 644th CBCS mission commander. Toth is the 36th Wing commander and McMillan is the 36th Wing command chief. (Courtesy photo)

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Putting the ‘Combat’ in Combat Communications

Senior Airman Joseph Wacaster and Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Grotegut leave an entry control point to conduct a perimeter check during an exercise Oct. 28, 2014, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The exercise allowed Airmen from the 644th CBCS to practice their abilities to respond to various scenarios during contingency operations. The Airmen are from the 644th Combat Communication Squadron. (Courtesy photo)

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Quick thinking

Capt. Thomas Petykowski, a defender for the Air Force soccer team, heads the ball during an Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship semifinal match against the U.S. Army at Morgan Sports Complex Oct. 23, 2010, in Destin, Fla. Captain Petykowski is stationed at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (Defense Department photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Jacobs)

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