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Operation MySpace

The Pussycat Dolls perform one of their songs for more than 2,000 U.S. and coalition servicemembers during a live concert March 10 at a U.S. Army camp in Southwest Asia. MySpace, in cooperation with Department of Defense's Armed Forces Entertainment and America Supports You program, brought Operation MySpace to servicemembers headed into and out of Afghanistan and Iraq. This landmark concert, with entertainment acts from Disturbed, Filter, Pussycat Dolls, DJ Z-Trip, and host Carlos Mencia, provided a taste of home via the wonder of live music to troops supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)

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Operation MySpace

Disc jockey Z-Trip performs for more than 2,000 U.S. forces and coalition servicemembers during a live concert March 10 at a U.S. Army camp in Southwest Asia. MySpace, in cooperation with Department of Defense's Armed Forces Entertainment and America Supports You program, brought Operation MySpace to servicemembers headed into and out of Afghanistan and Iraq. This landmark concert, with entertainment acts from Disturbed, Filter, Pussycat Dolls, DJ Z-Trip, and host Carlos Mencia, provided a taste of home via the wonder of live music to troops supporting operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)

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Operation MySpace

Tech. Sgt. Tara O'Brien interviews world renowned comedian Carlos Mencia prior to a live concert March 9 at a U.S. Army camp in the Persian Gulf Region. MySpace, in cooperation with Department of Defense's Armed Forces Entertainment and America Supports You program, brought Operation MySpace to servicemembers headed into and out of Afghanistan and Iraq. This landmark concert, with entertainment acts from Disturbed, Filter, Pussycat Dolls, disc jockey Z-Trip, and host Carlos Mencia, provided a taste of home via the wonder of live music to troops supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant O'Brien is a Broadcast Journalist for the Combined Air Operations Center and is deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)

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C-130J tailor-made for mission over Afghanistan

A C-130J Hercules assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from a Southwest Asian air base performed a leaflet drop over Afghanistan March 6 as part of an integrated operation with NATO's International Security Assistance Force. The leaflet translates, "There will be true peace in Afghanistan when everyone rejects the enemy forces and embraces the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan." (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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The 'Mother of All Bombs'

Al Weimorts (left), the creator of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, and Joseph Fellenz, lead model maker, look over the prototype of the bomb before it was painted and tested. (Courtesy photo)

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The 'Mother of All Bombs'

The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb prototype is shown moments before impact March 11, 2003. The detonation created a mushroom cloud that could be seen 20 miles away. (Courtesy photo)

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The 'Mother of All Bombs'

The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb sits at an air base in Southwest Asia waiting to be used should it become necessary. The MOAB is also called "The Mother of all Bombs" by scientists and the community alike. (Courtesy photo)

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International Women?s Day brings unity, call for peace

An Afghan woman clad in a traditional burka accepts gifts at an International Women's Day celebration March 8 at Qalat, Afghanistan. Rahima, the director of women's affairs, asked for the support of local scholars as well as the national and international community as women in Afghanistan continue to march forward in the fight for women's rights. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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B-1B destroys al-Qaida torture compound in Iraq

Senior Airman Joseph Aton clears a B-1B Lancer to drop six 500-pound guided bomb unit-38s onto an al-Qaida torture house and prison March 10 in northern Zambraniyah, Iraq. Airman Aton is a joint terminal attack controller from Fort Hood, Texas, and is deployed with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

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B-1B destroys al-Qaida torture compound in Iraq

A handcuff is left behind in an al-Qaida torture house and prison March 10 in northern Zambraniyah, Iraq. A B-1B Lancer destroyed the house and prison with six guided bomb unit-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

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B-1B destroys al-Qaida torture compound in Iraq

An al-Qaida torture compound and prison is destroyed after being hit with six guided bomb unit-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions from a B-1B Lancer at 2:07 p.m. March 10 in Zenbaraniyah, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

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B-1B destroys al-Qaida torture compound in Iraq

An al-Qaida torture compound and prison is destroyed after being hit with six guided bomb unit-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions from a B-1B Lancer at 2:07 p.m. March 10 in Zenbaraniyah, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

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B-1B destroys al-Qaida torture compound in Iraq

Airman 1st Class Daniel String puts his radio and gear on after a B-1B Lancer successfully dropped six GBU-38 munitions onto an al-Qaida torture house and prison March 10 in northern Zambraniyah, Iraq. Airman Aton is a joint terminal attack controller from Fort Drum, N.Y., and is deployed with the 3rd Infantry Division 2nd Brigade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

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March 6 airpower summary: C-130s support coaliton forces

Airman 1st Class Buddy Bewick, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron salutes the aircraft commander of a C-130 Hercules at a Southwest Asia air base. The aircraft is heading for a mission into Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Connor)

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Up and away

A Texas Air National Guard C-130 Hercules takes off Feb. 24 from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on a mission supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The C-130s and crews from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron are integral to operations throughout the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester)

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NFL players kick off USO tour in Kyrgyzstan

Tommie Harris of the Chicago Bears contemplates his next play during a friendly game of Dominoes with Staff Sgt. Brian Williams (left) and Staff Sgt. Anthony Mayuga March 4 at the recreation center on Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Harris, San Diego Chargers Luis Castillo, Carolina Panthers Mike Rucker and Sports Illustrated writer Peter King took park in the United States Organizations National Football League tour to visit servicemembers supporting the war. They participated in a question and answer session with the Airmen and Soldiers and Marines transiting the base, hanging around afterward to play games and sing Karaoke. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Adriane Craig)

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NFL players kick off USO tour in Kyrgyzstan

Sports Illustrated writer Peter King signs autographs for Airmen March 4 at the recreation center on Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Mr. King traveled to Kyrgyzstan as part of the United Service Organizations National Football League tour that brought San Diego Chargers Luis Castillo, Chicago Bears Tommie Harris, and Carolina Panthers Mike Rucker to see military members supporting operations in Afghanistan. The visitors spent the day visiting Airmen at their work centers to see firsthand how members of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing support the war on terrorism. They participated in a question and answer session with the Airmen, Soldiers and Marines transiting the base, hanging around afterward to sign autographs for sports enthusiasts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Adriane Craig)

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NFL players kick off USO tour in Kyrgyzstan

San Diego Chargers Luis Castillo chats with 1st Lt. Steven Falusi March 4 at the recreation center on Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Castillo, Chicago Bears Tommie Harris, Carolina Panthers Mike Rucker and Sports Illustrated writer Peter King took part in the United Service Organizations National Football League tour to visit servicemembers supporting the war. Lieutenant Falusi, assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, is a Connecticut Air National Guard member. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Adriane Craig)

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NFL players kick off USO tour in Kyrgyzstan

Carolina Panthers Mike Rucker checks out a M-240B machine gun on a 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Humvee March 4 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Mr. Rucker, Chicago Bears Tommie Harris, San Diego Chargers Luis Castillo and Sports Illustrated writer Peter King visited Airmen at the base as part of the United Service Organizations NFL Tour to show support of operations in Afghanistan . (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tabitha Kuykendall)

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March 4 airpower summary: C-17s help sustain operations

Crewmembers aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft prepare to offload wounded personnel from Balad Air Base, Iraq, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Edward D. Holzapfel)

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