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CMSAF visits deployed Airmen at CENTCOM bases

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi recognizes an Airman assigned to the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on July 22, 2024. This was Flosi’s first visit to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility; he met with key leaders to understand changes in mission objectives, recent accomplishments, and current base infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Runway repair

A concrete taxiway repair is completed by Airmen assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 19, 2016. Using similar techniques on a much larger scale in 2016, members of the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group repaired runway damage caused by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant at Qayyarah West Airbase in northern Iraq’s Ninawa province. (U.S. Air Force photo/Heide Couch)

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Air Force pilots assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepare for a training mission Nov. 22, 2013, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 83rd ERQS performs their training missions to ensure they maintain proficiency of their mission capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kayla Newman)

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376th Air Expeditionary Wing performs joint vehicle training with Transit Center Manas Airport firefighters

Airman 1st Class Kevin Brittan uses cutters to gain access to a vehicle during a joint vehicle extrication training exercise with Kyrgyz firefighters from Manas International Airport, Nov. 15, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The fire departments train together regularly so that they can efficiently perform rescue operations together in the event of an emergency. Brittan is a 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, and he is a native of Lindenhurst, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman George Goslin)

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Retrograde; Remnants from Iraq

Maj. Erin Kelley preflights a C-130H Hercules cargo plane Oct. 28, 2013, before embarking on a retrograde mission to Baghdad International Airport, Iraq. The 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron is assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and is a tactical airlift hub responsible for transporting passengers and cargo across U.S. Central Command. Kelley is a 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilot and a Kalamazoo, Mich. native. She is deployed from the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Nondestructive inspection: Finding the cracks

Staff Sgt. David Bayle inspects an aircraft pin for cracks under a black light after dipping the part into chemicals mixed to show cracks not normally visible to the naked eye Aug. 6, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. Bayle is a 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection craftsman deployed from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Capt. Antonio Massara deploys flares from an A-10 Thunderbolt II July 25, 2013, during a mission over Southwest Asia. Massara is assigned to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)

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Operation Enduring Freedom

Staff Sgt. Michael Sweeney greets a local Afghan youth June 13, 2013, during a security detail in the town of Saka near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Security forces Airmen teamed up with 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron pavement and heavy equipment “Dirt Boys” to rebuild a road connecting Saka with Payan Janqadam. Sweeney hails from Clovis, Calif., and is deployed from the 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Operation Enduring Freedom

Airman 1st Class Everardo Torres scans an airfield for potential threats June 11, 2013, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, while a C-130 Hercules from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron transfers equipment and personnel. Fly-away security team members are required to fly on specific missions when a location requires an extra measure of security to ensure the aircraft and crew are protected from hostile fire or security breaches on board. Torres is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Senior Airman Tristan Franklin and Airman 1st Class Cameron Padgett use an ammunition loading adaptor to feed 30-millimeter rounds into an A-10 Thunderbolt II ammo drum June 11, 2013, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The A-10 can employ a wide variety of conventional munitions. Franklin and Padgett are 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons loaders. The Airmen are deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

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376th AEW commander completes his "fini flight"

Fire trucks spray water over a KC-135 Stratotanker during the "fini flight" for Col. Corey Martin June 4, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The "fini-flight" is a time-honored military aviation tradition marking the last flight of a pilot's or commander's time with a unit. Martin is the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)

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From the leash down

Ruth takes a break from her obstacle course training April 28, 2013, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The course provides obstacles at different heights to provide realistic scenarios MWDs can expect while on patrol. Ruth is a 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group Military Working Dog. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)

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Watered down

Airman 1st Class Chris Parker (right) and Staff Sgt. Aaron Theriault spray a simulated fire during a training exercise June 10, 2013, in Southwest Asia. Cones represented fire during the exercise. Parker and Theriault are firefighters deployed to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

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Ensuring a job well done...

Senior Airman Kenneth Henderson supervises Afghan workers July 28, 2011, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. Henderson is a force protection augmentee assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Corey Hook)

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Awaiting orders

A KC-10 Extender sits ready for its next mission July 15, 2011, at the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing in Western Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. John P. Capra)

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Shindand Air Base

Members of the 838th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group construct eight miles of perimeter fence as part of an expansion of Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The new expansion is slated to become the new living and work area for more than 3,000 coalition forces and government contractors. The relocation of these members will make room for a new a 1.3-mile NATO training runway, with construction scheduled to begin in early 2012. (Courtesy photo)

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Supplying the fight

Staff Sgts. Russell Johnson (right) and Stephen Adams watch as fuel barrels are airdropped July 8, 2011, from a C-17 Globemaster III above Afghanistan. The two NCOs are loadmasters assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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It works like this

Maj. Mark Lorange explains a flight routine to an Iraqi student instructor pilot June 29, 2011, at Combat Operating Base Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq. Lorange is an instructor pilot with the 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sergeant David Salanitri)

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Making improvements

Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron spread concrete June 15, 2011, as part of a project in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Liliana Moreno)

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Staging facility

Senior Airman Cyril McKenney (left) and Airman 1st Class Dennis Nellessen search a patient's bag May 26, 2011, during an anti-hijacking check prior to loading patients onto an aircraft at the contingency aeromedical staging facility at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Airman McKenney and Airman Nellessen are aerospace medical technicians assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

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