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Staff Sgt. David Evans (left) and Master Sgt. Donald DeLeo attach a guided bomb unit to an F-15E Strike Eagle during a load demonstration Sept. 23. for the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference at RAF Lakenheath, England. They are with 48th Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian J. Ellis)

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Charleston Airmen begin transporting new Army vehicles

Senior Airman Jared Parsons tightens a clamp to secure an Army High Mobility Engineer Excavator to the bed of a C-5 Galaxy before takeoff Sept. 29 at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. The HMEEs will be transported to forward deployed locations to assist Soldiers and contractors in hostile environments. Airman Parsons is an air transportation journeyman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

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Charleston Airmen begin transporting new Army vehicles

Senior Airman Jared Parsons tightens a clamp to secure an Army High Mobility Engineer Excavator to the bed of a C-5 Galaxy before takeoff Sept. 29 at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. The HMEEs will be transported to forward deployed locations to assist Soldiers and contractors in hostile environments. Airman Parsons is an air transportation journeyman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

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Charleston Airmen begin transporting new Army vehicles

Airmen position Army High Mobility Engineer Excavators in the rear of a C-5 Galaxy Sept. 29 at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Aerial porters have to ensure there is equal weight distribution so aircraft do not experience difficulties taking off. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

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Charleston Airmen begin transporting new Army vehicles

An Army High Mobility Engineer Excavator is moved into position prior to being loaded onto a C-5 Galaxy Sept. 29 at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. The HMEEs will be transported to forward deployed locations to assist Soldiers and contractors in hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

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Charleston Airmen begin transporting new Army vehicles

Airman 1st Class Donald Barnec secures Army High Mobility Engineer Excavator to the floor of a C-5 Galaxy Sept. 29 at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Airman Barnec is an air transportation journeyman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. Air transportation journeymen are responsible for ensuring all cargo is secured properly for takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

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World War II women aviators gather for final reunion

Maj. Jennifer King escorts Kay Gott, an original member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots from World War II, during the WASP's final flight on a C-130 Hercules Sept. 25 at Irving, Texas. Major King is a C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 315th Airlift Wing from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dawn Price)

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World War II women aviators gather for final reunion

Capt. Roseanne Teckman escorts an original member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots from World War II during the WASP's final flight on a C-130 Hercules Sept. 25 at Irving, Texas. Captain Teckman is a flight nurse with the 315th Airlift Wing from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dawn Price)

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Heavy lifters

Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Szymanski (right) loads a jet engine aboard a C-5 Galaxy Sept. 26 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The C-5 is assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Del. C-5s are among the largest aircraft in the world, delivering large amounts of supply goods to units throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Sergeant Szymanski, an air transportation journeyman with the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, is deployed from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Heavy lifters

Tech. Sgt. Jeff Seren computes takeoff and landing data Sept. 26 in the cockpit of a C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The C-5 is assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Sergeant Seren is a flight engineer assigned to the 9th Airlift Squadron at Dover AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Brake it down

Tech. Sgt. Chris Reiter and Airman 1st Class James Giesick lift a new brake unit onto a KC-135 Stratotanker landing gear axle as Airman 1st Class Ryan McMillen assists Sept. 28 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The brake set had to be replaced when a crack in the heat shield was detected during a post-flight inspection. Sergeant Reiter, a native of Farmington, N.M., is deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Airman McMillen is from Warsaw, Ill., and deployed from McConnell AFB, Kan. Airman Giesick, originally from San Diego, is deployed from Grand Forks AFB, N.D. All are assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Brake it down

Tech. Sgt. Chris Reiter checks the tolerance on a KC-135 Stratotanker landing gear axle Sept. 28 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The tolerance is checked at both the front and rear to assure it is still within limits. The brake set had to be replaced when a crack in the heat shield was detected during a post-flight inspection. Sergeant Reiter, a native of Farmington, N.M., is deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. He is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Brake it down

Tech. Sgt. Chris Reiter and Airman 1st Class Ryan McMillen move an unserviceable brake unit from a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 28 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The brake set had to be replaced when a crack in the heat shield was detected during a post-flight inspection. Sergeant Reiter, a native of Farmington, N.M., is deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Airman McMillen is from Warsaw, Ill., and deployed from McConnell AFB, Kan. Both are assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Air Power Summary

Staff Sgt. Kevin Bliem marshals an A-10 Thunderbolt II Sept. 12 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Sergeant Riem is a crew chief with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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Armed and ready

HH-60G Pave Hawks from the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron fly over an area in Iraq during an operational training exercise Sept. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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All systems are 'go'

Staff Sgt. Ben Vorheis, a flight engineer with the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, conducts a pre-flight inspection on a HH-60G Pave Hawk Sept.19 before a proficiency training exercise at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Rider in the sky

Airman 1st Class Phillip Bean performs a pre-flight inspection on a C-130 Hercules Sept. 18 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston)

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Hola bomberos

Senior Airman Pete Olfuska completes paperwork for his upcoming flight to Mexico Sept. 19 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The C-17 Globemaster III humanitarian mission to Mexico is carrying a firetruck and pallets of rescue equipment to Guadalajara, Mexico. Through the Denton Amendment, three local Washington nonprofit agencies worked with the 446th Airlift Wing for more than a year in order to transport the firetruck and cargo to Mexico. Airman Olfuska is a loadmaster with the 728th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Hola bomberos

Tech. Sgt. Lance Nelson uses his rearview mirror to watch Senior Airman Pete Olsufka marshall him onto a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 19 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The 728th Airlift Squadron loadmasters are two aircrew members assigned to a humanitarian mission heading to Mexico. Through the Denton Amendment, three local Washington non-profit agencies worked with the 446th Airlift Wing to take a firetruck and pallets of rescue equipment to a small village outside of Guadalajara, Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Hola bomberos

Loadmasters work together to load a firetruck onto a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 19 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The firetruck and pallets of rescue equipment are headed to a remote village outside of Guadalajara, Mexico. Through the Denton Amendment, three local Washington nonprofit agencies worked with the 446th Airlift Wing for more than a year in order to transport the firetruck and cargo to Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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