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Late Night Call

Tech. Sgt. Donald Urqhart and Airman 1st Class Michael Pincheira look over a grid map before calling in a simulated airstrike Aug. 14, 2011, at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., during a Green Flag-West 11-9 training exercise. Urqhart and Pincheira are joint terminal attack controllers assigned to the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Lewis, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Screaming Falcon

Maj. Aaron Jelinek demonstrates the turning performance of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Aug. 14, 2011, at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., during the Boston-Portsmouth Air Show. Jelinek is the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird's lead solo pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry Reid Jr.)

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Sandy Crawl

Trainee Nicholas Warila low crawls through an obstacle course July 27, 2011, at Medina Annex, Texas, during the Creating Leaders, Airman and Warriors course. The CLAW is designed to test teamwork, leadership skills and the ability to perform under pressure while combined with basic military training trainees from other flights. Warila is a BMT trainee assigned to the 322nd Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marleah Miller)

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Ensuring excellence

Staff Sgt. Norm Metz inspects the container delivery systems July 28, 2011 during Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's and AMC's premier international combat skills and flying operations competition. Metz is a joint airdrop inspector with the 3rd Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Asha Kin)

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It's raining flares

A C-130 Hercules from the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station launches flares over Lake Ontario during a training exercise Aug. 10, 2011, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Flares can be launched from an aircraft as a defensive measure against hostile forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joseph McKee)

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Breathing freely

Airman 1st Class Clinton Blackwood inspects an MBU-12/P oxygen mask at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 16, 2011. All oxygen equipment must be examined every 30 days to ensure its efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brea Miller)

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Crowd control

Members of the 86th Security Forces Squadron participate in a simulated protest exercise during a confrontation management class at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 16, 2011. The 86th SFS trains for confrontation management to defend the base populace and its resources from violent protestors; it is also a core task of security forces members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Desiree Esposito)

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Fire in the sky

A brush fire lights up the evening sky behind an F-15SG at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Aug. 15, 2011. Flightline activity was stopped and personnel were evacuated from flightline buildings as the fire approached the base. The fire burned approximately 3,000 acres, including five acres on the northwest corner of the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Gina Chiaverotti-Paige)

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Ready, set ... push

Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., do push-ups with Kansas City Chiefs kickers Aug. 15, 2011, at the football team’s training camp in St. Joseph, Mo. The Airmen were invited to the training camp as part of a USO tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cody H. Ramirez)

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Fixing fiber

Staff Sgt. Aaron Jenkins prepares to polish the ends of an optical fiber cable outside Bitburg Annex, Germany, Aug. 11, 2011. The 52nd Communications Squadron from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, worked with local contractors to repair a damaged optical fiber line outside of the annex, which affected its defense switch network telephone lines. Jenkins is a cable maintenance technician with the 52nd CS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)

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Hostage situation

Airmen from the 51st Security Forces Squadron respond to a simulated active shooter and hostage scenario at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Aug. 11, 2011. The simulation is part of a qualification course for the base’s quick-response team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daylena Gonzalez)

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Auf wiedersehen

In support of International Jump Week 2011, U.S. military members, along with soldiers from six other NATO nations, parachute from a C-17 Globemaster III over Marnheim, Germany, Aug. 10, 2011. International Jump week included more than 200 military jumpers from the U.S., Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Denmark and Netherlands. The NATO countries participated in the jump in an effort to learn from their coalition partners and strengthen working relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Wayne Clark)

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Laying the wood

As part of a quick-response team qualification course, Airmen from the 51st Security Forces Squadron accomplish sit-ups while securing a 100-pound wooden beam Aug. 9, 2011 at Osan Air Base, South Korea. To become a member of the base’s QRT, Airmen have to overcome challenges that test their strength, endurance and ability to act as a cohesive squad. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daylena Gonzalez)

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Kicking up dust

A C-130 Hercules takes off on a dirt landing strip in Qalat, Afghanistan, August 14, 2011. The C-130 transported Army passengers and cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Salanitri)

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Just saying hi

Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Johnson (left) and Staff Sgt. Aaron Scofield wave at two Afghan men as they ride by their truck, Aug.12, 2011, near Forward Operating Base Apache, Afghanistan. Johnson and Scofield, both of whom are Air Force firefighters, provided crash, fire and rescue support for a C-130 Hercules that delivered the last of the firefighter's P-19 fire engines. The firefighters are part of a team deployed to set up crash, fire and rescue at a bare base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Salanitri)

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All aboard!

Members of the Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s air demonstration squadron, board a C-17 Globemaster III at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 11, 2011, to depart for a Portsmouth, N.H., air show. The Thunderbirds perform precision aerial maneuvers demonstrating the capabilities of Air Force high performance aircraft to people throughout the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Fueling the fight

Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit and 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron retract a refueling hose July 31, 2011, in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Paul Labbe)

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Touchdown!

A C-5 Galaxy from the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., is taxied in by Airman 1st Class Christopher Cramer on July 23, 2011, as it arrives for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's premier international combat skill and flying operations competition designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures and interoperability, while optimizing international mobility partnerships and enhancing mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pilch)

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Quick Response

Security Forces personnel participate in Quick Response Team training Aug. 11, 2011, at Osan Air Force Base, South Korea. A QRT provides immediate response to any high-risk security situation including: hostile suspects, workplace violence, domestic violence and abuse response, school violence, and disaster response. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Daylena Gonzalez)

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Marching Through Town

Members of the 23rd Security Forces Squadron and 336th Recruiting Squadron, from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., make their way down Highway 280 Aug. 9, 2011, near Preston, Ga. during their portion of the Ruck March to Remember. The 181-mile march began July 12 at the Security Forces Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and will end Sept. 11 at Ground Zero in New York City to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter)

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