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A wall of remembrance

MACON, Ga. -- A mother and son look at names on the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall Experience display. The traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., was on display here from Oct. 31 through Nov. 2. During its three-day visit, hundreds of people viewed the wall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lanorris Askew)

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A watchful eye

CAMP BULLIS, Texas -- Airman 1st Class Jason Johnston and Senior Airman Adam Dermish provide watch for their fire team here Oct. 27 while competing in Defender Challenge 2004. Defender Challenge, being held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a security forces competition pitting competitors from major commands against one another over a series of events. Both Airmen are assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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A watchful eye

Airman 1st Class Justin Iverson patrols the Doura district of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 22. He is assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, attached to the U.S. Army's 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom)

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A watchful eye

Tech. Sgt. Kristy Wellman checks a patient's vital signs before take off at a base in Southwest Asia during a bandage mission Sept. 23. She is a charge medical technician with the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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A watchful eye

Airman 1st Class Tasha Gonzalez stands alert April 18 at an entry control point at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Constant vigilance ensures security of airpower assets and personnel. Airman Gonzalez is deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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A watchful presence

Staff Sgt. Mike Klinkert, a Fly Away Security Team, or FAST, member, secures the perimeter around a C-130 Hercules aircraft Aug. 13 at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan. Sergeant Klinkert's FAST team is a select group of security forces Airmen from Bagram Airfield who are responsible for the security of an aircraft, its crew and cargo at unsecured airfields. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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A weightless experiment

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Travis Michalak (left) and 2nd Lt. Ryan Claycamp monitor an experiment aboard a specially equipped NASA KC-135A that simulates microgravity, or weightlessness, conditions in space. Both men are from the Air Force Research Laboratory's propulsion directorate. They endured about 160 weightless maneuvers to find new ways to cool electronic devices used in space vehicles like satellites, the space shuttle and the International Space Station. The team is attempting to remove the heat generated by electronic devices that will power the next-generation of space vehicles. (Courtesy photo)

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A world away, Airmen enjoy hometown tradition

Master Sgt. Dan Wilcox keeps pace with Tech. Sgt. Jenny Livingston as they pass a C-17 Globemaster III on the final stretch of the Bloomsday Away 12K race at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday, May 7, 2006. The Bloomsday race is annual tradition in Spokane, Wash. This year, Airmen brought their own version of the race to Manas. Sergeant Wilcox is with the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and Sergeant Livingston is with the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lara Gale)

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A world away, Airmen enjoy hometown tradition

Runners take off on the Bloomsday Away 12K race at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday, May 7, 2006. The Bloomsday race is annual tradition in Spokane, Wash. This year, Airmen brought their own version of the race to Manas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lara Gale)

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A world away, Airmen enjoy hometown tradition

(From left) Airman 1st Class Sean Syck, Tech. Sgt. Brian Bartles and Staff Sgt. Michael Tyburski run in the Bloomsday Away 12K race at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday, May 7, 2006. The Bloomsday race is annual tradition in Spokane, Wash. This year, Airmen brought their own version of the race to Manas. The three firefighters are with the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. While they finished among the last, they were probably the first to run the Bloomsday in full military uniform with 50-pound rucksacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lara Gale)

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A1 addresses AFA convention

Lt. Gen. Richard Newton, deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel, addresses conference attendees at the 2009 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 15, 2009, in Washington D.C. During his speech, Gen. Newton discussed "Year of the Air Force Family" and the many challenges Airmen and their families face during the current operations tempo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Stan Parker)

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A-10 'assembly-line' maintenance concept

A team of Idaho Air National Guard maintainers from the 124th Wing at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho reinstall the leading edges on the wing of a Maryland Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II. The aircraft received a new AAR-47 infrared missile warning system as part of the A-10 Consolidated Install Program June 16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Thomas Gloeckle)

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A-10 check

Tech. Sgt. Carl Clark (left) and Master Sgt. Dan Abrams perform an altimeter check on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on Aug. 17. They are deployed from the Air Force Reserve Command's 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Orville F. Desjarlais Jr.)

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A-10 in position

Capt. Andrew Quinn flies his OA/A-10 Thunderbolt II observation/attack aircraft to a refueling position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan on Sunday, March 26, 2006. Captain Quinn is deployed to the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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A-10 Monster meet A-10 Thunderbolt

Robbe Cartwright, lead transporter for the U.S. Air Force A-10 monster truck, drives the truck near an A-10C Thunderbolt II from the Arkansas Air National Guard's 188th Fighter Wing at Ebbing Air National Guard Base Jan. 27, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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A-10 pilot awarded Mackay Trophy

Capt. Scott L. Markle was presented the Clarence Mackay Trophy during a ceremony Oct. 29 in Arlington, Va. Captain Markle, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot with the 81st Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, received the award for his actions while supporting troops in contact with the enemy along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. He is credited with destroying three machine gun nests and killing forty Taliban fighters. His actions saved the lives of 15 soldiers who were outnumbered three to one by the enemy. (Air Force Photo/Andy Morataya)

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A-10 pilot awarded Mackay Trophy

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Duncan J. McNabb presented Capt. Scott Markle the Clarence Mackay Trophy during a ceremony Oct. 29 in Arlington, Va. Air Force and National Aeronautic Association officials present the award to Airmen or an organization involved in the most meritorious flight of the year. Captain Markle an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot from the 81st Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S Air Force photo/Andy Morataya)

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A-10 pilot takes aim on terrorism

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- First Lt. Michael Stock sits in the cockpit of his A-10 Thunderbolt II before flying a mission supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lieutenant Stock is a pilot with the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master. Sgt. Jeff Szczechowski)

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A-10 pilots protect ground forces

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Capt. Steve checks the guidance system on a 500-pound laser-guided bomb during a preflight inspection. (His last name is omitted for security reasons.) Captain Steve is an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)

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A-10 pilots take to Bulgarian skies during joint

Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Watson demonstrates A-10 Thunderbolt II armament equipment to Col. Pete Maynard April 17 at Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria. Sergeant Watson is an armament systems technician with athe 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and Colonel Maynard is the Bulgarian defense attache. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Gomez)

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