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Hurricane hunters on Igor

Lt. Col. John Gallagher roughly calculates the size of Hurricane Igor's eyewall onboard a WC-130J Hercules during a mission Sept. 16, 2010, over the Atlantic Ocean. Colonel Gallagher is a flight meteorologist with the Air Force Reserve Command's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base. Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Misawa Air Festival

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force Blue Impulse aerial demonstration team flies in formation during the Misawa Air Festival Sept. 19, 2010, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russell McBride)

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Vandenberg Airmen conduct Minuteman III flight test

A scheduled unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch occurred Sept. 17, 2010, from Launch Facility-09 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The missile's single reentry test vehicle traveled approximately 5,300 miles to a pre-determined target about 200 miles southwest of Guam. ICBM analysts, including officials from the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, will use the data collected to ensure the readiness and capability of the ICBM fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

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Vandenberg Airmen conduct Minuteman III flight test

Launch team members from the 576th Flight Test Squadron conduct pre-flight operations for a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch Sept. 17, 2010, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The launch tested the missiles operational effectiveness, readiness and accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

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Global Hawk arrival ceremony

Brig. Gen. John Doucette addresses the audience during the Global Hawk arrival ceremony Sept. 20, 2010, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Global Hawk's mission is to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support joint combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. The Global Hawk is operated by the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale AFB, Calif. General Doucette is the 36th Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)

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T-43 retires

The last T-43 combat systems officer trainer taxis to a halt on the flightline at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 17, 2010, following its “fini” flight. The T-43, a version of the Boeing 737, retires from the Air Force inventory after 37 years of service as a navigator training platform. The CSO training mission will be moving to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

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T-43 retires

The last T-43 combat systems officer trainer performs a flyby during its retirement ceremony Sept. 17, 2010, at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The T-43, a version of the Boeing 737, retires from the Air Force inventory after 37 years of service as a navigator training platform. The CSO training mission will be moving to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

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T-43 retires

Col. Richard Murphy makes closing remarks Sept. 17, 2010, during a retirement ceremony at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, for the T-43 combat systems officer trainer. The T-43, a version of the Boeing 737, retires from the Air Force inventory after 37 years of service as a navigator training platform. The CSO training mission will be moving to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. Colonel Murphy is the 12th Flying Training Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

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T-43 retires

The last T-43 combat systems officer trainer is hosed down by fire trucks after its “fini” flight Sept. 17, 2010, at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The T-43, a version of the Boeing 737, retires from the Air Force inventory after 37 years of service as a navigator training platform. The CSO training mission will be moving to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve White)

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Stop!

An Airman directs an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 16, 2010, at Andersen AFB, Guam. The Aggressors are in Guam to act as the opposing forces during Valiant Shield air combat exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)

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Fast getaway

An F-15 Eagle takes off from the Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flightline as two E-3 Sentries are seen in the background while participating in the Valiant Shield 2010 exercise Sept. 16, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Schultze)

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Training with mines

Staff Sgts. Dustin Hyden and Doyle Atkinson upload Mk 62 Quickstrike naval mines onto a B-52 Stratofortress during Valiant Shield Sept. 14, 2010, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The joint exercise focuses on integrated joint training and interoperability among U.S. military forces. The Airmen are assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)

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Taking it apart

Perry Palhamus, a DynCorp International C-21A aircraft mechanic, dismantles a turbine engine shroud during an engine swap Sept. 13, 2010, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caleb Pierce)

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Showing Pittsburgh spirit

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds fly the diamond formation over Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Sept. 12, 2010, during the Wings Over Pittsburgh Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Coming through

Master Sgt. Wayne Ruedinger (left) and Tech Sgt. Merle Brooks look like they're about to get steamrolled by a C-17 Globemaster III, but they're actually preparing to tow the aircraft to a maintenance hangar Sept. 11, 2010, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Sergeant Brooks is a crew chief and Sergeant Ruedinger is a guidance and control specialist with Air Force Reserve Command's 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor)

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Does it strike twice?

Lightning strikes behind a B-1B Lancer during an evening thunderstorm, Sept. 9, 2010, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. The 28th Bomb Wing maintains a fleet of 28 B-1s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Corey Hook)

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All is okay here

Staff Sgt. Daniel Rice, 28th Maintenance Group quality assurance inspector, examines an accessory drive system bay panel on a B-1B Lancer at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Sept. 9, 2010. Sergeant Rice conducts the inspection as part of the home station follow-up inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kasey Close)

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Walking the wing

Members of the 86th Maintenance Squadron perform an isochronal inspection on a C-130J Super Hercules Sept. 9, 2010, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. A 10-day ISO inspection, much like a tune-up for the aircraft, is performed every 420 days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

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C-5 Galaxy cockpit

Todd Morris, an engineer with the 402nd Software Maintenance Group at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., tells visitors attending the opening of a new facility Sept. 10, 2010, about the C-5 Galaxy cockpit section housed there that will enable engineers to test software in a real environment without tying up actual C-5s. The cockpit section came from a C-5 that crashed at Dover AFB, Del., in 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sue Sapp)

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C-5 Galaxy cockpit

Visitors attending the opening of a new facility at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Sept. 10, 2010, view the C-5 Galaxy cockpit section housed there that will enable engineers to test software in a real environment without tying up actual C-5s. The cockpit section came from a C-5 that crashed at Dover AFB, Del., in 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sue Sapp)

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