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Under pressure

Staff Sgt. Jack Jenkins places a concrete cylinder sample, taken from the new Housing 6 area shoppette foundation, into a strength test machine Feb. 21 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The machine will compress the sample until it breaks. To pass, the cylinder must withstand compression of 4,500 pounds per square inch. Sergeant Jenkins is a 332nd Civil Engineer Squadron engineering assistant deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Under pressure

Staff Sgt. Jack Jenkins places brass ends on both sides of a concrete cylinder sample taken from the new Housing 6 area shoppette foundation Feb. 21 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The brass ends are part of a strength test machine that is used to compress concrete to determine if it is suitable for use in building foundations or flightline areas. Sergeant Jenkins is a 332nd Civil Engineer Squadron engineering assistant deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Under pressure

Staff Sgt. Jack Jenkins pulls out a concrete cylinder sample that was taken from the new Housing 6 area shoppette foundation Feb. 21 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The concrete will be cured for seven days in a water bath before a strength test is performed on it, during which the cylinder must endure 4,500 pounds per square inch of compression. Sergeant Jenkins is a 332nd Civil Engineer Squadron engineering assistant deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Under pressure

Twenty-pound concrete cylinder samples are taken from various construction locations around base are tested to ensure the concrete can withstand the pressure of 6,000 pounds per square inch for flightline uses and 4,500 psi for building foundations Feb. 21 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. These tests confirm aircraft or buildings can be put on concrete surfaces without the concrete cracking or sinking. The cylinders are cured for 24 hours and then placed in a water bath for seven days before putting them though a strength test machine. On Feb. 21, a sample from the new Housing 6 area shoppette was tested and passed the strength test. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Feb. 21 airpower summary: B-1Bs destroy enemy combatants

First Lt. Jason Edwards checks the bomb load of a B-1B Lancer as he and the rest of the aircrew preflight check the bomber prior to a mission. Lieutenant Edwards is with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas Olsen)

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Stepping back into history

Dhaif Muhsen, a 3rd generation curator of the Ziggurat at Ur in southern Iraq, explains the historic ruins Feb. 19 to Airmen from the 407th Air Expeditionary Group. The Airmen were on a chapel-sponsored trip to view the house of the biblical patriarch Abraham. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson)

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Steady as she goes

Staff Sgt. Christi Kolis, Capt. Kevin Ramsey and Maj. Adrienne Goodknight (rear) move a "patient" during litter management training Feb. 18 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The training familiarizes medical people with loading and extracting techniques during medical evacuation missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)

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Sunset on the flightline

C-130 Hercules aircraft stand by for missions at an air base in Southwest Asia. These aircraft move coalition forces and equipment throughout the areas of responsibility in Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)

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Don't let the smoke get in your eyes

Staff Sgt. Arthur Curcione conducts joint training Feb. 12 with Iraqi firefighters from the fire department at Baghdad International Airport. Sergeant Curcione is a firefighter with the New York Air National Guard's 107th Air Refueling Wing at Niagara Falls. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Walking the walk

Airmen from the 447th Air Expeditionary Group search for debris Feb. 9 that might have ended up on the flight line at Sather Air Base, Iraq. Known as a "FOD Walk," Airmen periodically search for foreign object debris on the flight line that could be ingested and severely damage aircraft engines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Airmen treat Iraqi children injured in mortar attack

Staff Sgt. Delbert Smith treats an Iraqi child at the Air Force Theater Hospital Feb. 19 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The child was injured by an 82-millimeter mortar round, which struck a soccer field where he and other children were playing in the village of Al Jumia. A 12-year-old Iraqi child was killed and seven others were wounded during the attack. The village lies to the north of Balad AB. Four rounds were launched toward the base, but all fell short. However, two of the rounds struck the field where children were playing. Sergeant Smith is a 332nd Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron intensive care unit technician deployed from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Feb. 14 airpower summary: C-130s support coalition forces

C-130 Hercules aircraft stand by for missions at an air base in Southwest Asia. These aircraft will help move coalition forces and equipment throughout Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)

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Up she goes...

Crew chiefs from the 721st Air Mobility Maintenance Group's Detachment 5 at Balad Air Base, Iraq, raise a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 8 for a final operations test on the nose landing gear strut assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Sharing good will

Airmen from the 887th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Camp Bucca, Iraq, deliver a load of soccer balls Feb. 7 to a school near Umm Quasr, Iraq. The donation is part of an area-wide effort to aid citizens living near Camp Bucca. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Brandon Hubbard)

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Iraqi leaders visit civilian IED victims at Air Force hospital

Balad Mayor Amer Mrhown Al-Obedy kisses the cheek of a young Iraqi girl Feb. 11 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The girl was injured in a car bombing the day before and was brought to the Air Force Theater Hospital for treatment. The mayor and other local area leaders came to the hospital to visit with 16 Iraqi patients who were admitted there after a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was detonated Feb. 10. The hospital serves as the region's premiere hub for medical care. The staff treats both coalition Force members and Iraqi civilians who would likely not survive without the technologically-advanced care available at the hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Iraqi leaders visit civilian IED victims at Air Force hospital

Local leaders from the city of Balad tour the Air Force Theater Hospital accompanied by Col. Timothy Halligan (left) Feb. 11 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The men came to the hospital to visit Iraqi patients who were injured the previous day by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Colonel Halligan is the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group deputy commander and deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Iraqi leaders visit civilian IED victims at Air Force hospital

Col. Timothy Halligan speaks with city of Balad Mayor Amer Mrhown Al-Obedy (center) through a translator about the importance of training Iraqi doctors to eventually take the helm at the Air Force Theater Hospital Feb. 11 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Colonel Halligan is the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group deputy commander and deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Iraqi leaders visit civilian IED victims at Air Force hospital

Leaders from the city of Balad, Iraq, meet with Maj. (Dr.) Paul DeFlorio (right) Feb. 11 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The doctor oversaw the medical treatment of 20 Iraqi civilians who were transported to the hospital the day before by Army Soldiers after a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was detonated near the city of Balad. The Iraqi leaders were taken to the bedsides of their injured countrymen by Col. Timothy Halligan, the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group deputy commander (center). Major DeFlorio is the Air Force Theater Hospital emergency department officer in charge. Major DeFlorio and Colonel Halligan are deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Feb. 13 airpower summary: B-1Bs destroy targets

A B-1B Lancer stands by for its mission Feb. 12, at a Southwest Asia air base. One of the B-1B's missions is to provide close-air support for coalition forces throughout the area of responsibility as part of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)

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Airmen help shape tomorrow's Iraq

Staff Sgt. Matthew Hamblen distributes schools supplies to an Iraqi man for his younger brothers Feb. 7 near Umm Qasr, Iraq. The donation is part of an area-wide effort around Camp Bucca, Iraq, to aid the surrounding citizens in maintaining their newly returned province. Al-Basra became the ninth province in Iraq to be transitioned to Iraqi provincial control in January. Sergeant Hamblen is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Brandon Hubbard)

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