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Airman gives static aircraft makeovers

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Airman Rick Miller fixes the door handle on a B-17 Flying Fortress static display at the Air Force Armament Museum here. Airman Miller is an aircraft structural maintenance journeyman with the 33rd Maintenance Squadron who volunteers his time maintaining museum displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. David Tomiyama)

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Airfield manager flies U.S. flag for Afghan children's aid

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Barry McKelvy prepares to fly a U.S. flag for a contributor of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing's flag-flying program. The program coordinator flies flags here in honor of family and friends. Their donations are used to provide supplies for local orphans. Mr. McKelvy is an airfield manager here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Rimes with Ramstein

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- LeAnn Rimes signs an autograph for Airman 1st Class Nicholas Moore. The country/pop singer performed a free concert for Airmen here Sept. 23. Airman Moore is assigned to the 86th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Pomeroy)

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Rimes with Ramstein

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Country/pop singer LeAnn Rimes performs a free concert for Airmen here Sept. 23. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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U.S. military supports South African trade show

WATERKLOOF AIR FORCE BASE, South Africa -- Crowds attending the South Africa Aerospace Exhibition view a KC-135 Stratotanker deployed from the New York Air National Guard's 107th Air Refueling Wing. The Guard has C-5 Galaxy, F-16 Fighting Falcon, HH-60G Pave Hawk and KC-135 aircraft on display here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Johnson)

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They're home

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Hunter Jones watches the C-17 Globemaster IIIs land here recently. Many families came out to greet nearly 1,100 Airmen returning from a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin Tosh)

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Pappa bear

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Hannah Treadway hugs her bear that she received from the USO Build-A-Bear program here recently. The program is for families who have deployed members. Hannah's father Tech. Sgt. Tim Treadway is deployed and is assigned to the 62nd Operation Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin Tosh)

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Happy Holidays

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England -- An Airman and his family wish their family and loved ones a happy holidays here Sept. 15. The Hometown News Holiday Greetings Team annually records the holiday greets of service members stationed overseas and sends the messages back to the member's hometown so family and friends can see and hear them on local television and radio stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meghan Geis)

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Dental technician becomes U.S. citizen

DAYTON, Ohio -- Airman 1st Class Mohammed Al Janabi swears in as a U.S. citizen during a ceremony held in the federal courthouse here Sept. 16. He was born in Iraq and is a dental technician with the 74th Dental Squadron at nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Al Eakle)

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She saw a sign

KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Master Sgt. George Jozens signs autographs for local children during a special meet and greet for South Korean orphans Sept. 16. More than 280 children watched the Thunderbirds demonstration team practice for their Sept. 17 air show here. Sergeant Jozens is with the Thunderbirds public affairs office. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Port)

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Mountain Home 'maintainer' readies skis for season

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Raul Hernandez hangs a pair of children's skis on a storage rack next to dozens of others at the base outdoor recreation supply office here. He cares for all the winter equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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Mountain Home 'maintainer' readies skis for season

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Raul Hernandez uses a plastic scraper to shave excess wax off a snowboard he is refurbishing at the base outdoor recreation supply office. The base's only certified ski-equipment maintainer cares for more than 600 pairs of skis, 100 snowboards and countless cross-country skis, snowshoes and sleds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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Mountain Home 'maintainer' readies skis for season

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Raul Hernandez uses an iron to apply wax to the bottom of snowboards and skis. He cares for more than 600 pairs of skis, 100 snowboards and countless cross-country skis, snowshoes and sleds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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Mountain Home 'maintainer' readies skis for season

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Raul Hernandez, the base's only certified ski-equipment maintainer, uses a special file to create a sharp, 90-degree edge on a snowboard. The process is part of an annual tune up of the outdoor recreation supply office's more than 600 pairs of skis, 100 snowboards and countless cross-country skis, snowshoes and sleds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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Mountain Home 'maintainer' readies skis for season

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Raul Hernandez uses a wet-belt sander to smooth the bottom of a snowboard. The base's only certified ski-equipment maintainer cares for more than 600 pairs of skis, 100 snowboards and countless cross-country skis, snowshoes and sleds at the base outdoor recreation supply office. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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Military astronaut trainees excited, ready

GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, Md. -- (From left) Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Cassidy, Maj. James Dutton Jr. and Marine Corps Maj. Randy Breznik are three of the four servicemembers selected as candidates for NASA's astronaut training program. They visited here Sept. 15 as part of their orientation. They have been touring NASA facilities nationwide. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample)

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I'm back!

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Landon Huffman holds his 6-month-old son, Nolan, while his wife, Katie, watches during a homecoming ceremony here Sept. 15. Sergeant Huffman deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, two days after his son was born. He is assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)

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I'm back!

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Jason Miller is welcomed home by his family during a homecoming ceremony here Sept. 15. Sergeant Miller deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, for six months, and he is assigned to the 354th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)

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Thirteen years later, Air Force dedicates its memorial

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Retired Gen. Bernard A. Schriever, 94, considered to be the father of the Air Force's ballistic missile program, joined hundreds of people gathered for the official groundbreaking and site dedication ceremony on the site of the future national Air Force Memorial on Sept. 15. The 270-foot tall memorial is designed to honor all those who have served in the U.S. Air Force and its predecessor organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

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Not-so-common POW: Grandmother tells of imprisonment

SAN ANTONIO -- Liz Irvine looks at one of her scrapbooks full of original documents and mementos of her three years of imprisonment in the Philippines. Her parents had been American school teachers in the Philippines for almost 20 years when World War II broke out. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bob Hieronymous)

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