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A life for a life

Former Senior Airman David Sharpe embraces his dog Cheyenne at their home Sept. 22, 2011, in Arlington, Va. Sharpe is the founder of Pets 2 Vets, a nonprofit organization that pairs shelter animals with veterans who live with post-traumatic stress disorder. Sharpe credits Cheyenne with saving his life. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)

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A life saved ... unexpectedly

Staff Sgt. Eric Eberhard kneels in front of a joint explosive ordnance disposal rapid response vehicle Dec. 17 at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan. Sergeant Eberhard's quick reactions allowed him to save the life of the leader of his three-person EOD team after an improvised explosive device detonated near them Dec. 7. He is a Salt Lake City native deployed from the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Josh Jasper)

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A line in the sun

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- An Air Force Reserve pararescueman assigned to the 304th Rescue Squadron, Portland International Airport, rappels from the Baghdad International Airport air traffic control tower during an exercise. Squadron airmen are deployed to the airport supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James M. Bowman)

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A little bit higher now

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Melvin Morena guides Tech. Sgt. Jayme Jackson as he loads cases of medical supplies bound for nearby Nasiriyah. The Airmen are assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Medical Group. Officials transferred $141,000 worth of medical supplies and equipment to a local hospital to help rebuild its medical capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Rumsey)

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A little bit of rock 'n' roll

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- (From left to right) Airman 1st Class Jonathon Moreira, Staff Sgt. Jamie Gorm and Airman Travis Weaver take time out for a jam session. The Airmen are assigned to the 886th Security Forces Squadron at a forward-deployed location. They are deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Tom Knowles)

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A little more red here...

Master Sgt. Albert Greig performs a final touch April 24 to a conference room mural he and 38 other artists painted in Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The mural features local culture and a view of the mountains near the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester)

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A little poke

POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Airman 1st Class Rebecca Burgess inoculates an airman here against smallpox Feb. 11. Burgess is a medical technician with the 43rd Medical Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Neal)

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A little shade

Spectators gather underneath the shadow of the B-52 Stratofortress during the 2007 Eglin Air Show April 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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A little shade

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Maintainers from the 407th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron repair an A-10 Thunderbolt II here June 24. The base is where major maintenance is performed on the airframe inside Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lee A. Osberry Jr.)

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A little stick

ITHACA, Guyana -- Staff Sgt. Veronica Rios prepares a shot for a local boy with a serious skin infection. The free medical treatment was provided at Ithaca Hospital in support of exercise New Horizons 2004-Guyana here July 2. The joint service training is co-sponsored by the U.S. Southern Command in Miami, Fla., and the Guyana Defense Force. Sergeant Rios is assigned to the 7th Medical Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarayuth Pinthong)

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A little tighter

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Airman Brian Thorne maintains a self-generating nitrogen cart here. Thorne is assigned to the 39th Maintenance Squadron's aerospace ground equipment flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dallas Edwards)

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A little to the right...

Tech. Sgt. Brock Woodward performs a preflight inspection of a .50-caliber machine gun at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Sergeant Woodward is a flight engineer with the 129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller)

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A long stretch

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Maj. Raymond Bailey checks Tech. Sgt. Jim Crosson's foot for range and flexibility during rehabilitation treatment. Bailey is a physical therapist from the 374th Medical Group here. The physical therapy element provides services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain and prevent or limit disabilities of thousands of patients each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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A long way down

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Zach Porter (standing) and Capt. Mitch Simmons collect data from a coalition precision-guided munition strike. The roof of the Ba'ath Party headquarters building was hit during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The airmen are among nearly 100 experts of the Combined Weapons Effectiveness Assessment Team. The team has visited more than 100 of a planned 500 sites to assess how well coalition weapons achieved their intended effects during Operation Iraqi Freedom. It will report its findings to U.S. Central Command this fall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Patricia Lang)

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A look behind, beyond the gates

Twenty five members of the media from central Florida and Georgia attended media day, Oct. 25, 2010, to help gain momentum for Air Force Week in Central Florida, which runs through Halloween. Members of the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., flew members of the media around Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and its neighbor, Kennedy Space Center in two HH-60G Pave Hawks and an HC-130 P/N King. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michele Gibson)

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A lot of loading

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- (From front) Senior Airman Jose Rivera, Senior Airman Nilesh Chand and Staff Sgt. Dylan Hofert lift a 250-pound AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon here recently. The Airmen are assigned to the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel Gilbert)

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A lot of loading

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Senior Airman Jose Rivera uses a speed handle to prepare an A-10 Thunderbolt II pylon for loading a bomb here recently. He is assigned to the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel Gilbert)

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A lot of loading

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Senior Airman Nilesh Chand wires a bomb on an A-10 Thunderbolt II here recently. He is assigned to the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Wicke)

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A lot of loading

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Senior Airman Jerry Rose helps his team load a 250-pound AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an F-16 Fighting Falcon here recently. He is assigned to the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Wicke)

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A 'Maiden' voyage

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England -- Airman 1st Class John Acosta (right) talks with Bruce Dickinson during a visit here Oct. 25. Mr. Dickinson is lead singer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden and also a commercial airline pilot. He is the host of a five-part series for the Discovery Channel titled, "Flying Heavy Metal." The first show will feature the people and aircraft of the 100th Air Refueling Wing here. Airman Acosta is an aircraft propulsion systems apprentice from the wing's 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Franklin Perkins)

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