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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Staff Sgt. John Barr greets Lt. Col. James Hecker after delivering the first operational F/A-22 Raptor to its permanent home here May 12. This is the first of 26 Raptors to be delivered to the 27th Fighter Squadron. The Raptor program is managed by the F/A-22 System Program Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Colonel Hecker is the squadron's commander, and Sergeant Barr is an F/A-22 crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)

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Medics provide human touch

RAUTECA, Honduras -- Capt. James Weinstein holds 4-year-old Curi Anayella after an examination. The captain is part of an 18-person medical readiness exercise team providing medical aid to people here. Captain Weinstein is a dietician from the 60th Medical Group at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lono Kollars)

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Airmen keep Soto Cano's runway running

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Staff Sgts. Joshua Smith (left) and James Brown check the five-day forecast for here and Central America. The Airmen are weather forecasters with Joint Task Force-Bravo and are some of the Airmen responsible for keeping the base runway open for counterdrug and humanitarian support operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lono Kollars)

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Can I cut in?

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class James Kennedy cuts a piece of wood at a 374th Civil Engineer Squadron facility here. The squadron's Airmen build, maintain and repair facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Infected or not infected?

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Master Sgt. James Martin scans possibly contaminated Airmen with a chemical agent monitor as part of exercise Beverly Morning 05-05 here April 21. Sergeant Martin is assigned to the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron's readiness section. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Corey A. Clements)

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Practicing medicine in the field

LAS FLORES, El Salvador -- Army Sgt. Nichole Mueller shouts orders to a litter crew consisting of Army Spc. Brett Strout, Airman 1st Class James Petronella, Army Sgt. Edward Walsh, and Senior Airmen Neil Sutherland and Russ Ward to maintain proper approach alignment with a UH-60 Blackhawk used to evacuate Army Sgt. George Ruf during a medical evacuation exercise here April 19. The exercise tested the response capabilities of medics, a joint Army and Air Force construction crew and an aircrew from the 24th Medical Company supporting Joint Task Force Para Los Ninos. The exercise is a joint humanitarian readiness exercise providing schools and clinics around the San Vicente area hit hardest by multiple earthquakes in 2001. The Airmen are medics from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik)

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Guard, Reserve leaders testify on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON -- Lt. Gen. Daniel James III, Air National Guard director, answers questions during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee on April 20. The subcommittee heard testimony to examine proposed budget estimates for the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve fiscal 2006 budget. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

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Take cover!

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Airman 1st Class James Temple takes cover during a simulated attack here April 18. The 28th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen participate in convoy training to prepare for upcoming deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joanna E. Hensley)

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Keeping Spirits high

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Senior Airman James Casselman inspects a B-2 Spirit bomber before a morning mission here. Bomber aircraft have had an ongoing presence on the island since February 2004. Airman Casselman is an avionics specialist deployed from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Keeping Spirits high

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- (From left) Senior Airman Randy Willets, Staff Sgt. John Jacobs and Senior Airman James Casselman inspect the landing gear door of a B-2 Spirit bomber before a morning mission here. Bomber aircraft have had an ongoing presence on the island since February 2004. The Airmen are avionics specialists deployed from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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NDI Airmen play big part in mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman James Cone prepares for an inspection. He is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's nondestructive inspection lab at a forward-deployed location and is from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Snow)

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Airman teaches Soldiers to call for CAS

FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan -- Army Spc. James Mayer, a forward observer for the 5th Infantry Regiment consults his GPS locator as he recites his position to pilots during emergency close-air-support training. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Stephanie L. Carl)

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Having a blast

KIRKUK, Iraq -- Senior Airman James Fitzgerald laces C-4 explosives to a rocket motor preparing it for disposal. He is an explosive ordnance disposal Airman assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at nearby Kirkuk Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lohr)

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Flying the flag

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Senior Airman James Holder performs an intake inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon after a Joint Red Flag 2005 exercise mission here March 24. About 10,000 U.S. and coalition forces are participating in the exercise, which runs through April 2. Airman Holder is a crew chief from the 27th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Kennemer)

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In the weeds

BAUMHOLDER, Germany -- Staff Sgt. James Howard fires at range targets during a simulated frontal ambush during live-fire training at a training range here March 14. All deployable U.S. Air Forces in Europe security forces Airmen receive this training as part of their air and space expeditionary force certification. The course prepares the Airmen to perform defensive operations. Sergeant Howard is assigned to the 786th Security Forces Squadron at nearby Ramstein Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rich Puckett)

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Personnel records to stay at AFPC

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Sam Ballard and Robert Weston load file boxes of records onto a pallet here in February. The boxes were part of the final 1,800 records in paper form to be delivered to the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. The automated records management systems branch here will soon process all records in an electronically scanned format. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Brabenec)

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Eglin Airmen go to war with stumps, trees

SHALIMAR, Fla. -- Tech. Sgt. James Trefurt levels the ground where a stump was removed. The tree fell on the side of a house at Bob Hope Village here. He and other instructors with the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron at nearby Eglin Air Force Base cut up fallen trees and pulled 18 stumps, saving the village more than $2,000. Hurricane Ivan downed hundreds of trees on the property and caused more than $300,000 in damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mike Meares)

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Bracelet draws Airmen, family together

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Senior Master Sgt. Cheryl Wells and Debra Morris show their "prisoner of war and missing in action" bracelets, each recognizing Ms. Morris' uncle, Senior Master Sgt. James Calfee. Sergeant Wells is a program manager at Air Force Personnel Center's missing persons branch here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Brabenec)

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Bracelet draws Airman, family together

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Senior Master Sgt. Cheryl Wells greets Debra Morris (left) and her sister, Julia Barta. The sisters became good friends with Sergeant Wells during a Department of Defense family member update in Houston two years ago because they wore the same "prisoner of war and missing in action" bracelets. Sergeant Wells is a program manager at Air Force Personnel Center's missing persons branch here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Brabenec)

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Air Force maintains contact with missing servicemembers' families

SAN ANTONIO -- Senior Master Sgt. Cheryl Wells talks with David Lewis during the Department of Defense family member update here Feb. 26. Mr. Lewis' father, Col. James Lewis, was a B-57 Canberra pilot during the Vietnam War. He disappeared during a mission on April 7, 1965. Sergeant Wells is assigned to the Air Force Personnel Center missing persons branch here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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