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Snow job

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Guy Evans removes snow from a C-130 Hercules here early Nov. 10. A little more than an inch of snow blanketed the area. Glycol, an environmentally safe product, coats aircraft and helps prevent snow from accumulating. Sergeant Evans is a crew chief with the base's 723rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)
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Team deploys to recover damaged aircraft

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech Sgt. Paul Okon begins removing a panel on a battle-damaged C-130 Hercules engine at a forward-deployed location in northern Iraq. Sergeant Okon and other members of a maintenance recovery team from the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group deployed to replace the engine after it was it by enemy ground fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sonny Kim)
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Team deploys to recover damaged aircraft

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- (From right) Tech. Sgt. Rich Bobber surveys the damage on a C-130 Hercules engine as Tech. Sgt. Clark Elwarner (kneeling) and Tech. Sgt. Paul Okon pry off the engine panels to get a look inside. The Airmen are part of a maintenance recovery team from the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location. They traveled to northern Iraq to repair the battle-damaged C-130 after it was hit by enemy ground fire. Within 48 hours, the team had replaced the engine and certified the aircraft as airworthy so it could be flown home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sonny Kim)
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50th anniversary of William Tell kicks off at Tyndall

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Kevin Skaggs prepares to load a missile during William Tell 2004 here Nov. 8. This is the 50th anniversary of the competition, which tests an aircrew's ability to perform under combat conditions. Two weeks of competition will challenge pilots, weapons loaders and maintainers from five F-15 Eagle fighter squadrons. Sergeant Skaggs is assigned to the 95th Air Maintenance Unit here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tanika Bell)
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'Global' presence at Beale

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airmen here check over a Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle recently. The aircraft is the first assigned to the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron and will be used to support worldwide contingencies. Cruising at more than 65,000 feet, the Global Hawk is used to provide Air Force and joint battlefield commanders near real-time, high-resolution intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Schwab)
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Ready to launch

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. --Senior Airman Sarah Spy waits to launch an F-16C for a sortie during the Red Flag exercise here recently. Airman Spy is assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Beth Slater)
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Park place

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Brandon Withers guides a C-17 Globemaster III to its parking spot on the flightline here Nov. 5. Airman Withers is a 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron jet engine mechanic deployed here from the 62nd Airlift Wing at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The 332nd EAMS is part of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, the only Air Force wing in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marc Barnes)
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Under the hood

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Marco DaSilva checks the oil in a C-130 Hercules engine at a forward-deployed location. He is assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. Sergeant DaSilva is deployed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom from the 440th Airlift Wing at Milwaukee, Wis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Aaron Burgstein)
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Airmen visit Rwanda genocide memorial

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigerian troops march toward an Air Force C-130 Hercules. The aircraft flew them to the Sudan on Oct. 28. President Bush sent two C-130s to the African Union to help reduce the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Beach)
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Check it out

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Jeramia Ostuni completes a wear and damage check on the rudder of a 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle at a forward-deployed location. He is a crew chief deployed from the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Vann Miller)
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Guardsmen making K-2 connections

OVER AFGHANISTAN -- Loadmaster Master Sgt. Stanley Johnson scans the terrain of northern Afghanistan as the C-130 Hercules he is flying in passes over mountains. Sergeant Johnson is deployed from the Missouri Air National Guard to Uzbekistan, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)
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Guardsmen making K-2 connections

OVER AFGHANISTAN -- Master Sgt. Kenny Mullock (left) watches for stray aircraft while Lt. Col. Craig Wilds focuses on his approach. During this mission, Airmen from the Missouri Air National Guard delivered 1,700 pounds of cargo and 14 passengers to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Sergeant Mullock is a flight engineer. (U.S. Air Force photo Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)
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Painters produce picture-perfect planes

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Painter Don Watkins puts the first coat on a KC-135 Stratotanker engine cowling here. One coat of primer and two coats of paint add 420 to 500 pounds to the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Margo Wright)
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Painters produce picture-perfect planes

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Painter Steve Hamilton finishes stenciling on a KC-135 Stratotanker boom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Margo Wright)
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Painters produce picture-perfect planes

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Workers here put the first coat of paint on a KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Margo Wright)
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Painters produce picture-perfect planes

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Kenneth Kilgore paints stenciling on a KC-135 Stratotanker emergency exit door. (U.S. Air Force photo by Margo Wright)
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Preserving history

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Airmen of the 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron provide corrosion control for the museum of aviation's F-100. There are six museum aircraft on the base's flightline scheduled for corrosion work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp)
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Preserving history

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Staff Sgt. Jason Henderson works on a panel of an F-100 at the museum of aviation here. He is assigned to the 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron. For 19 years, squadron Airmen have helped the museum's restoration team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp)
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Measuring the strut

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Tech. Sgt. Edwin Williams measures the right main strut on an F-15E Strike Eagle during the base's operational readiness exercise here Oct. 27. Sergeant Williams is assigned to the 336th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carly S. Burke)
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Refueling operations

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Senior Airman Daniel Schaaf performs an in-flight refueling operations check during an operational readiness exercise here Oct. 27. Airman Schaaf is assigned to the 336th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carly S. Burke)
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