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HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Firefighters from the 15th Airlift Wing fire department enter a C-130 Hercules with a simulated flash fire as part of initial response readiness exercise here. The exercise, held Oct. 17, marks the first time the base used an actual C-130 Hercules and aircrew to increase the training's realism. The wing's search and rescue team also took part, entering the aircraft -- from the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing -- to retrieve and process "bodies." The exercise also tested the interaction between the two wings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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Realistic training

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Airmen from the 15th Airlift Wing fire department and medical group treat simulated wounded patients during an initial response readiness exercise here. The exercise, held Oct. 17, marks the first time the base used an actual C-130 Hercules and aircrew to increase the training's realism. The wing's search and rescue team also took part, entering the aircraft -- from the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing -- to retrieve and process "bodies." The exercise also tested the interaction between the two wings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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X-ray eyes

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Jonathan Keller measures the distance between his Lorad portable X-ray equipment and the crew door of a C-130 Hercules aircraft inside a hangar here. The Airman is checking the aircraft door frame for structural cracks. The nondestructive inspection technician assigned to the 374th Maintenance Squadron here uses the X-ray and advanced technology to examine the uniformity, quality and serviceability of components of assigned and in-transit aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)
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X-ray eyes

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Jonathan Keller prepares to operate a Lorad portable X-ray equipment during inspection of a C-130 Hercules aircraft inside a hangar here. The nondestructive inspection technician, assigned to the 374th Maintenance Squadron here, is checking the door frame of the aircraft for structural cracks. NDI Airmen use X-ray and advanced technology to examine the uniformity, quality and serviceability of components of assigned and in-transit aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)
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X-ray eyes

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Neil Wilke (right) and Senior Airman Jonathan Keller measure the distance between their Lorad portable X-ray equipment and the crew door of a C-130 Hercules aircraft inside a hangar here. The Airmen are checking the door frame for structural cracks. The nondestructive inspection technicians assigned to the 374th Maintenance Squadron here use the X-ray and advanced technology to examine the uniformity, quality and serviceability of components of assigned and in-transit aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)
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'Herc' maintenance

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Loadmaster Staff Sgt. Pat Mortell walks out the back of his C-130 Hercules while waiting for maintainers to "green-light" a mission. The sergeant is deployed to the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from the 2nd Airlift Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. His unit conducts operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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'Herc' maintenance

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Dominick Rodriguez (left) and Staff Sgt. Brooke Skalany replace clamps on a C-130 Hercules engine's air bleed-down system. The system helps the engines start through air compression. The maintainers are deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here from the 463rd AMS at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.Their unit maintains aircraft that conduct operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Gyro support

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Anthony Martin inspects a C-130 Hercules radar gyro system to ensure it is working properly. The Airman, with the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here, is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., to help maintains aircraft conducting operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Campbell)
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Avionics check

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Marlon Wells uses a flashlight to visually inspect the avionics system in the cargo bay of a C-130 Hercules aircraft here. Airman Wells is looking for chaffed, frayed and disconnected wires to prevent system failure. He is a C-130 crew chief from the 374th Maintenance Squadron/ isochronal section, here at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Val Gempis)
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Avionics check

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN)- Airman 1st Class Marlon Wells uses a flashlight to visually inspect the avionics system in the cargo bay of a C-130 Hercules aircraft here. Airman Wells is looking for chaffed, frayed and disconnected wires to prevent system failure. He is a C-130 crew chief from the 374th Maintenance Squadron/ isochronal section, here at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Val Gempis)
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Avionics check

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Marlon Wells uses a flashlight to visually inspect the avionics system in the cargo bay of a C-130 Hercules aircraft here. Airman Wells is looking for chaffed, frayed and disconnected wires to prevent system failure. He is a C-130 crew chief from the 374th Maintenance Squadron/ isochronal section here at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Val Gempis)
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Pakistan relief efforts

CHAKLALA, Pakistan -- Maj. James Bruner helps upload relief supplies. A C-130 Hercules loaded with more than 15,000 pounds of supplies flew the earthquake relief supplies here from Southwest Asia Oct. 15. The major is with the 745th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cassandra Locke)
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Pakistan relief efforts

CHAKLALA, Pakistan -- Airmen here transport supplies from a C-130 Hercules to a hangar. The hangar is used to store the tons of relief supplies arriving here to aid the survivors of the massive Oct. 8 earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cassandra Locke)
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Operation Deep Freeze

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Phil Rhodes, marshals an LC-130 Hercules from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing to a parking space here. Through Operation Deep Freeze, the wing ensures scientists near the South Pole have the people and supplies they need to do research and study the planets harshest environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Airmen load a C-130 Hercules from the 517th Airlift Squadron with 14 pallets of relief supplies bound for Pakistan. The flight was the first air drop mission into the country, devastated by an Oct. 8 by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake. Soldiers and Airmen here assemble approximately 20,000 pounds of food, blankets, and supplies for the drop. To date, more than 180,000 pounds of food, water, cots and medical supplies have been flown out of Bagram headed for Pakistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. James H. Cunningham)
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Day's done

ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas - Air Force crews off load equipment from a C-130 Hercules aircraft here while clouds, remnants of Hurricane Rita, drift away during relief operations Sept. 24. The aircraft and crew are from the Texas Air National Guard's 136th Airlift Wing at Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Meneguin)
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Heading Home

SEBRING AIRPORT, Fla. -- Maj. Susan Martello helps a Hurricane Rita evacuee onto a C-130 Hercules here Sept. 23. The aircraft's crew flew elderly evacuees back to Key West, Fla. following Hurricane Rita. The Air Force is assisting with Hurricane Rita humanitarian operations. The major is a nurse with North Carolina Air National Guard's 156th Aeromedical Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)
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Heading Home

SEBRING AIRPORT, Fla. -- Lt. Col. Valerie Vail waits for fellow Airmen to load another patient onto a C-130 Hercules here Sept. 23. The Hercules flew elderly evacuees back to Key West, Fla. following Hurricane Rita. The Air Force is assisting with the Hurricane Rita humanitarian operations. Colonel Vail is a nurse with the North Carolina Air National Guard's 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)
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Heading Home

SEBRING AIRPORT, Fla. -- Tech Sgt. Chad Ghorley carries one of the cots used to fly elderly Hurricane Rita evacuees in a C-130 Hercules back to Key West, Fla., Sept. 23. The Air Force is assisting with Hurricane Rita humanitarian operations. Sergeant Ghorley is an aeromedical technician with the North Carolina Air National Guard's 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)
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Hurricane Hunter

DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Hurricane Hunters from the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron land their WC-130J Hercules here after a flight to check on Hurricane Rita. The Airmen gather information on the storm including atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction and send it directly to the National Hurricane Center. The Hurricane Hunters are the only Department of Defense organization still flying into tropical storms and hurricanes, and have done so since 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Peek)
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