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Airman 1st Class Marc Francesconi loads his gear in preparation for takeoff in a C-17 Globemaster III June 29, 2014, in Southwest Asia. Francesconi is a member of the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron fly away security team. Security forces members provide security of personnel and aircraft around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeremy Bowcock)

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Members of the Scott Air Force Base Honor Guard transport the remains of Airman 3rd Class Howard Martin during a dignified arrival July 10, 2014, at the Indianapolis International Airport, Indiana. Martin died during a C-124 crash in 1952 and his remains were recovered earlier in 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sarah Hall-Kirchner)

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An Airman jumps out of an MH-47 Chinook helicopter during helocast alternate insertion and extraction training with Soldiers from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment July 14, 2014, at American Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron conducted 10 daytime helocast iterations and eight nighttime helocast iterations over a two-day span. The Airman is assigned to the 22nd STS’ Red Team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)

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Staff Sgt. Dallas Stoll, center, instructs two Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron Red Team on the proper technique for hoist extraction operations during helocast alternate insertion and extraction training July 14, 2014, at American Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Stoll, a 22nd STS combat controller and helocast master, led Red Team members to ensure they received proper upgrade training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)

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Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron’s Red Team wait in American Lake, for an MH-47 Chinook helicopter to extract them during helocast alternate insertion and extraction training July 14, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Soldiers, with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, needed the alternate insertion and extraction training and called upon members of the 22nd STS for assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)

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Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron’s Red Team give Soldiers in an MH-47 Chinook helicopter the thumbs up to let them know they were fully accounted for July 14, 2014, at American Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Airmen practiced soft duck operations which involve them pushing an inflated zodiac boat out of the back of the helicopter as they jump in after it. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)

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Gen. William L. Shelton, Commander of Air Force Space Command, testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces and Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, July 16, 2014, in Washington, D.C. He shared the panel with Honorable Alan F. Estevez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; Robert M. Lightfoot Jr., Associate Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Cristina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office; retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Howard J. Mitchell, Vice President, Program Assessments, The Aerospace Corporation; Daniel L. Dumbacher, Professor of Practice, Department of Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering, Purdue University; and Dr. Yool Kim, Senior Engineer, The RAND Corporation. Together, they provided testimony on, “Assured Access to Space.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

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Gen. William L. Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command, testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces and Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, July 16, 2014, in Washington, D.C. He shared the panel with Honorable Alan F. Estevez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; Robert M. Lightfoot Jr., Associate Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Cristina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office; retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Howard J. Mitchell, Vice President, Program Assessments, The Aerospace Corporation; Daniel L. Dumbacher, Professor of Practice, Department of Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering, Purdue University; and Dr. Yool Kim, Senior Engineer, The RAND Corporation. Together, they provided testimony on, “Assured Access to Space.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

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Airmen with the 109th Small Air Terminal unload cargo from an LC-130 Hercules on the flightline June 29, 2014, at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. The unit flies supply and refueling missions to various camps in support of the National Science Foundation and also trains for the Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica. The 109th SAT and the LC-130 is with the 109th Airlift Wing from Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia, N.Y., (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin German)

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An LC-130 Hercules returns after a mission at Summit Camp June 29, 2014, to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Two LC-130s and 70 Airmen completed the fourth rotation of the 2014 Greenland season. The unit flies supply and refueling missions to various camps in support of the National Science Foundation and trains for the Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica. The LC-130 and the Airmen are from the 109th Airlift Wing from Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia, N.Y. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin German)

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An LC-130 Hercules takes off June 29, 2014, from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Two LC-130s and 70 Airmen from the Wing recently completed the fourth rotation of the 2014 Greenland season. The unit flies supply and refueling missions to various camps in support of the National Science Foundation and also trains for the Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica. The LC-130 is with the 109th Airlift Wing from Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia, N.Y. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin German)

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Senior Master Sgt. Jason Theriault sprays water to extinguish a simulated fire at the first Mosel Firefighter Combat Challenge July 5, 2014, in Ediger-Eller, Germany. Theriault, a 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief and a native of Gloucester, Mass., carried hose 78 feet crossed a simulated door to a building and turned on the hose to extinguish the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)

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Gerd Mueller hammers the Keiser force machine during the first Mosel Firefighter Combat Challenge July 5, 2014, in Ediger-Eller, Germany. The Keiser force machine simulates hammering a hole into a burning building. Mueller is a 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter crew chief and a native of Gransdorf, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)

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Airman 1st Class Scott Weeks grasps the fire hose at the sound of the starting whistle during the first Mosel Firefighter Combat Challenge July 6, 2014, in Ediger-Eller, Germany. The obstacle simulated carrying a hose up a burning building to extinguish a fire. Weeks is a 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter and a native of Green Bay, Wis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)

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Tech. Sgt. James Hickom hammers the Keiser force machine during the first Mosel Firefighter Combat Challenge July 5, 2014, in Ediger-Eller, Germany. The Keiser force machine simulates hammering a hole into a burning building. Hickom is the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa’s 435th Construction and Training Squadron fire academy NCO in charge at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)

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Airman 1st Class Scott Weeks and Palvic Andraz hoist a 40-pound weight at the first Mosel Firefighter Combat Challenge July 5, 2014, in Ediger-Eller, Germany. Hoisting the weight simulated pulling tools or an additional hose from a building roof to combat a fire. Andraz is a 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter and a native of Green Bay, Wis., and Andraz is a firefighter from Slovakia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)

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Roger Mead leads the race during the victim rescue obstacle during the first Mosel Firefighter Combat Challenge July 5, 2014, in Ediger-Eller, Germany. The victim rescue is the last obstacle of five requiring a firefighter to carry a 175-pound mannequin 30 meters to the finish line. Mead is a 423rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter at Royal Air Force Alconbury, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)

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Air Force security forces now have one consolidated ground combat readiness center after the Desert Defender Ground Combat Readiness Training Center ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 3, 2014., All Air Force security forces, be they active-duty Air Force, Air Reserve Command or Air National Guard, will use the center. Air Force officials partnered with the U.S. Army, and specifically the 1st Armored Division, to create the center. (Courtesy photo)

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The center of circulation of a tropical storm can be seen as the WC-130J aircraft flies over the eye. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters,” were heading back to Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss, after penetrating the storm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Valerie Smock)

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Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, left, The Adjutant General of New Jersey, presents Master Sgt. Michael F. Sears, 177th Fighter Wing, the Silver Star, the third highest military award, June 28, 2014, during a ceremony at the 177th at Egg Harbor Township, N.J., for actions while deployed to Afghanistan on Sept. 29, 2012. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)

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