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A final look

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airmen 1st Class Larry Sheeley (left) and Ashley Freeman cheer as an F-15E Strike Eagle takes off at a forward-deployed location. Both Airmen are armament specialists assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. They are deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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A final look

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Jarek Rostkowski talks with an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot while weapons specialists perform a final inspection before takeoff. Airman Rostkowski is a crew chief with the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location. He is deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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A final peace

The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard stands ready during the April 9 funeral for Maj. Robert F. Woods at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Major Woods, a former pilot who crashed in Vietnam on June 26, 1968, was laid to rest nearly 40 years after he disappeared. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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A first for simulated force training

Using an M-4 assault rifle, Staff Sgt. Bruce Thompson fires at "aggressive forces" Feb. 22 in a Humvee 360-degree simulator at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. He is an integrated base defense instructor assigned to the 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron at Creech AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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A flair for signaling

Airman 1st Class Martin Uresti fires a signal flare Nov. 15 from an observation tower on Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Several security forces Airmen were practicing their proficiency deploying signal and illumination flares. Airman Uresti is deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

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A formation of falcons

OVER EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Three F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Fighter Squadron fly in formation during a refueling mission in support of exercise Northern Edge '04 on June 11. Northern Edge '04 is Alaska command's annual joint-training exercise to improve joint operations techniques and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)

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A full bladder

NAVAL AIR AND ENGINEERING STATION LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Senior Airman Roger Robbins fills a 50-gallon fuel bladder with diesel fuel to heat field showers during an Eagle Flag exercise here July 25. Airman Robbins is a fuels specialist from the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Phillip Ulmer)

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A full tank

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Senior Airman Maria Boneham helps refuel an F-16 Fighting Falcon while competing for the Golden Drum award here Sept. 27. Airman Boneham is a crew chief assigned to the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree Hayden)

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A future Iron Chef

Senior Airman Brandon Johnson slices red onions for stuffed pork loins during the Iron Chef competition March 10 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Airman Johnson and two other chefs from nearby Florida Air Force bases participated. He won the competition, and received a trophy and culinary knife set. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sheila deVera)

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A Galaxy far, far away

BANDANAIKE, Sri Lanka -- Master Sgt. Jeff Wisley marshals a C-5 Galaxy aircraft that landed at the international airport here supporting Operation Unified Assistance. U.S. servicemembers are helping bring relief supplies and equipment to various locations in Sri Lanka. Sergeant Wisley is assigned to the Pacific Air Forces' tanker airlift control element at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The aircraft is assigned to the 60th Airlift Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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A Galaxy far, far away

BANDANAIKE, Sri Lanka -- Master Sgt. Jeff Wisley unhooks tie-down chains so heavy equipment can be unloaded from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The aircraft, assigned to the 60th Airlift Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., landed at the international airport here supporting Operation Unified Assistance. U.S. servicemembers are helping bring relief supplies and equipment to various locations in Sri Lanka. Sergeant Wisley is assigned to the Pacific Air Forces' tanker airlift control element at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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A Galaxy far, far away

BANDANAIKE, Sri Lanka -- Master Sgt. Jeff Wisley stows tie-down chains that restrained heavy equipment being delivered by a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The aircraft, assigned to the 60th Airlift Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., landed at the international airport here supporting Operation Unified Assistance. U.S. servicemembers are helping bring relief supplies and equipment to various locations in Sri Lanka. Sergeant Wisley is assigned to the Pacific Air Forces' tanker airlift control element at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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A Galaxy far, far away

BANDANAIKE, Sri Lanka -- Master Sgt Jeff Wisley tends to a C-5 Galaxy aircraft that just landed at the international airport here supporting Operation Unified Assistance. U.S. servicemembers are helping bring relief supplies and equipment to various locations in Sri Lanka. Sergeant Wisley is assigned to the Pacific Air Forces' tanker airlift control element at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The aircraft is assigned to the 60th Airlift Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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A game of hide and seek

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Steven Israel takes cover from opposing forces during the security forces tactics competition for Guardian Challenge here May 4. Guardian Challenge, the world's premier space and missile competition, is an annual four-day event. It tests the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command's Airmen in spacelift, ICBM operations, communications, maintenance, helicopter operations, security forces and food preparation. Airman Israel is assigned to the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edmund Gibbons III)

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A game of hide and seek

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Christopher Dickerson searches the area for aggressors during the security forces tactics competition for Guardian Challenge here May 4. Guardian Challenge, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event held annually. It tests the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command's Airmen in spacelift, ICBM operations, communications, maintenance, helicopter operations, security forces and chef food preparation. Airman Dickerson is assigned to the 460th Air Base Wing, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kyle R. Fidel)

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A good cleaning

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- Staff Sgt. Michelle Fiaella washes a conformer fuel tank dolly as part of a phase inspection here April 6. Sergeant Fiaella is an aircraft ground equipment journeyman with the 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. The dolly is used to remove fuel tanks from F-15 Eagle aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Basic Stacey Jeanpaul)

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A good desoldering

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- Airman 1st Class Jeremy Clapper desolders the firing contact on a LAU-106 missile launcher here April 7. Airman Clapper is an armament systems apprentice with the 48th Munitions Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jessica Struble)

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A good fit

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Thomas Knolmayer helps an Afghan girl try on shoes during a humanitarian assistance visit at Parwan Refugee Camp, Afghanistan. American citizens donated clothes, shoes, coats and blankets to the refugee camp through Operation Care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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A good luck kiss

Caitlin Dullaghan and Joe Hennessy share a kiss in the Indian River as the space shuttle orbiter Discovery disappears from the horizon March 16 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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A good scrub

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England -- Tech. Sgt. Todd Hartwick scrubs the moss, grime and mildew off the side of a building in an attempt to clean up its appearance here April 23 during a base-wide cleanup. Sergeant Hartwick is a member of the 100th Communications Squadron. Airmen and civilians helped spruce up the base during a cleanup named, the Mother of All Spring Clean-ups, as part of a U.S. Air Forces in Europe-wide Combat Proud initiative. The goal was to help bring pride to servicemembers stationed in the command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stacia M. Willis)

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