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Little, but strong: Burned Iraqi child overcomes odds

An Iraqi boy, badly burned about the head, face, chest, abdomen and legs receives care on board a C-17 Globemaster III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, that is getting ready to depart. The boy is on his way to a children't hospital in Cincinnati with a stop over at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

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Performing some high altitude maintenance

Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer re-installs a tail rotor cover on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter March 12 at Balad Air Base, Iraq, following a preventative maintenance on the aircraft. Sergeant Delzer, a crew chief with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Getting ready to go on the road

Air Force security forces Airmen perform a dry run of rollover drills March 3 prior to a patrol in the southwest area of Baghdad, Iraq. The Airman are assigned to Detachment 3 of the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Sather Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

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'Keep us safe'

Airmen from the 586th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at an Army camp in Southwest Asia bow their heads March 2 during a prayer before heading off on a convoy. The Airmen are "in lieu of" forces supporting Army convoy movements in and out of Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)

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Five Years Later

Newly trained Iraqi policemen get off an Iraqi air force C-130 Hercules Feb. 11 at New Al Muthana Air Base, Baghdad, Iraq . The Iraqi air force at New Al Muthana is trained by U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the Coalition Air Force Transition Team. The team's mission is to train, advise and assist the Iraqi air force using embedded Military Transition Teams to support the progressive transition of Counter-Insurgency Air Operations to the Government of Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Helo maintenance

Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer tightens down the drive shaft cover of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter March 12 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Delzer, a crew chief with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit, performed an inspection on the aircraft after it had been flown 300 hours. During the inspection, all of the panels and covers were removed to facilitate preventative maintenance on the aircraft's systems and equipment. Sergeant Delzer is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Helo maintenance

Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer tightens down the drive shaft cover of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter March 12 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Delzer, a crew chief with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit, performed an inspection on the aircraft after it had been flown 300 hours. During the inspection, all of the panels and covers were removed to facilitate preventative maintenance on the aircraft's systems and equipment. Sergeant Delzer is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Helo maintenance

Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer re-installs a tail rotor cover on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter March 12 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Delzer, a crew chief with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit, performed an inspection on the aircraft after it had been flown 300 hours. During the inspection, all of the panels and covers were removed to facilitate preventative maintenance on the aircraft's systems and equipment. Sergeant Delzer is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Helo maintenance

Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer tightens a component on the left-hand engine of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter here March 12. Sergeant Delzer, a crew chief with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit, performed an inspection on the aircraft after it had been flown 300 hours. During the inspection, all of the panels and covers were removed to facilitate preventative maintenance on the aircraft's systems and equipment. Sergeant Delzer is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Helo maintenance

Airman 1st Class Donald Baker (left) and Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer install the left engine air intake on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter March 12 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Airman Baker and Sergeant Delzer, crew chiefs with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit, performed an inspection on the aircraft after it had been flown 300 hours. As part of the preventative maintenance inspection, they checked all major components to ensure they were in working order. Both Airman Baker and Sergeant Delzer are deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Helo maintenance

Airman 1st Class Donald Baker (left) and Staff Sgt. Tait Delzer install the left engine air intake on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter March 12 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Airman Baker and Sergeant Delzer, crew chiefs with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit, performed an inspection on the aircraft after it had been flown 300 hours. As part of the preventative maintenance inspection, they searched carefully for cracks and corrosion. Both Airman Baker and Sergeant Delzer are deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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March 20 airpower summary: F-16s bomb enemy targets

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for a combat mission from Balad Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Olufemi A. Owolabi)

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Braking action

An F-16 Fighting Falcon catches an arresting cable during a certification test of the barrier system March 16 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The system was installed by the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is used to bring fighter aircraft to a smooth halt during emergency landings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Braking action

An F-16 Fighting Falcon catches an arresting cable during a certification test of the system March 16 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The system went through a certification test with an actual F-16 Fighting Falcon to ensure its operability following installation by the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Braking action

An F-16 Fighting Falcon waits to be disconnected from an emergency arresting barrier system cable after passing a certification test of the system March 16 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The cable system, which is used to bring fighter aircraft to a smooth halt during emergency landings, stretched out about 400 feet before the aircraft came to a complete stop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Braking action

An F-16 Fighting Falcon waits to be disconnected from an emergency arresting barrier system cable after passing a certification test of the system March 16 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The system was installed by the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is used to bring fighter aircraft to a smooth halt during emergency landings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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185 feet up in the air and only one way down

Staff Sgt. Grant Gimpel rappels from the roof of the Baghdad International Airport air traffic control tower during a training event March 3 at Sather Air Base, Iraq. The training is necessary in case controllers working in the 185-foot tower need to escape during an emergency. Sergeant Gimpel is a firefighter with the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Team effort keeps Balad water supply safe

Staff Sgt. Gary Messer takes a sample of tap water for testing from the Air Force Theater Hospital March 13 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The bioenvironmental personnel take random samples of water from many sources all over base daily to ensure its quality and safeness. Sergeant Messer, a 332nd Expeditionary Aerospace Medical Squadron bioenvironmental engineer, is deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Team effort keeps Balad water supply safe

Staff Sgt. Gary Messer transfers a sample of tap water to a tube before performing tests to confirm that the water is free from bacteria March 13 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Messer, a 332nd Expeditionary Aerospace Medical Squadron bioenvironmental engineer, is deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Team effort keeps Balad water supply safe

Staff Sgt. Gary Messer pours bacteria culture food into a sample of water taken from the Air Force Theater Hospital before placing it in an incubator for 24 hours March 13 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The culture food will drive any bacteria that may be in the water to grow at a rapid rate. This water; however, was free of any bacteria so no reaction or growth occurred. Sergeant Messer, a 332nd Expeditionary Aerospace Medical Squadron bioenvironmental engineer, is deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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