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Supporting OEF

Lt. Col. David Cohen performs preflight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker on July 7. The KC-135 later refueled a B-1 Lancer flying a close-air-support mission for Operation Enduring Freedom. Colonel Cohen is a pilot with the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

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Gettin' ready to fly

(Left to right) Senior Airman Mark Fiorotto, Capt. Brad Post and Lt. Col. David Cohen go over preflight paperwork before boarding their KC-135 Stratotanker for a refueling mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The crew is with the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

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This side up

Staff Sgt. Vincent Metcalf controls the pressure on a pneumatic air bag, which will lift the nose and tail of an aircraft being stabilized at Aviano Air Base, Italy, on July 6. The aircraft suffered damage after a severe thunderstorm with wind gusts that measured up to 82 knots. The storm tore through Aviano on June 29, and caused basewide damage estimated at $3.5 million. Sergeant Metcalf is assigned to the 31st Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Liliana Moreno)

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This side up

Army Spc. Christopher Grunzinger prepares to stabilize an aircraft at Aviano Air Base, Italy, on July 6. The aircraft suffered damage after a severe thunderstorm with wind gusts that measured up to 82 knots. The storm tore through Aviano on June 29, and caused basewide damage estimated at $3.5 million. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Liliana Moreno)

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On the flightline at Sather Air Base

Airman guide cargo and passengers onto a C-130 Hercules at Sather Air Base, Iraq, on July 4. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jonathan F. Doti)

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C-17 deployment length, efficiency increase

A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System is offloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III onto a dirt landing strip July 3 in Southwest Asia. The C-17 mission re-supplied coalition international security assistance forces in a remote region of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Krista Staff)

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C-17 deployment length, efficiency increase

Capt. Pat Farrell performs a preflight check of a C-17 Globemaster III July 3 at a forward operating base in Southwest Asia prior to flying an airdrop mission. Deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Captain Farrell is assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, one of two C-17 squadrons in the area of responsibility now deploying in rotation periods similar to air and space expeditionary force deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chuck Marsh)

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Air Guard flying in Korea

Tech. Sgt. Mike Geske, front, and Staff Sgt. Carl Valvota secure a Mark 82 bomb to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, on July 5. The aircraft is from the Montana Air National Guard's 120th Fighter Wing at Great Falls. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Air Guard flying in Korea

Tech. Sgt. Mike Geske, front, and Staff Sgt. Carl Valvota secure a Mark 82 bomb to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, on July 5. The aircraft is from the New Mexico Air National Guard's 150th Fighter Wing at Albuquerque. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Dynamic Weasel keeps pilots sharp

Staff Sgt. Brian Gaylor does a pre-flight check of an F-16 Fighting Falcon before a mission in support of Operation Dynamic Weasel on Thursday, June 29, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The exercise features various aircraft imitating combat operations in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Gaylor is a crew chief with the 77th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James Arrowood)

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Joint operation

Staff Sgt. R. Tyler Stone refuels a Navy F-18 Hornet from a KC-10 Extender during Exercise Valiant Shield. The exercise exhibited U.S. capabilities and interoperability as a joint force. Sergeant Stone is with the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Miranda Moorer)

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Air Force aids Army with medevac missions

A pararescueman from the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron keeps watch out the door of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter as it flies over Afghanistan June 11. The 33rd ERQS is the first squadron to have a combat-search-and-rescue mission and a medevac mission, and is based at Kandahar, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

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Air Force aids Army with medevac missions

Tech. Sgt. Mark De Corte is an aerospace evacuation technician with the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The tan feet painted on the side of this HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter represent each of the saves the squadron has flown. The 33rd ERQS is the first squadron to have a combat-search-and-rescue mission and a medevac mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

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Japanese military key member of coalition

Aircrew from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force load and pre-flight one of their C-130s before a mission in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Hansen)

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Japanese military key member of coalition

Maintainers from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing push one of their C-130s into a hangar at a forward operating base in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Hansen)

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Japanese military key member of coalition

Maintainers from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing tow one of their C-130s from the flightline at a forward operating base in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Hansen)

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Air Force turns to old standby for Army re-supply

Capt. Andrew Sides scans for another aircraft while flying a C-130 Hercules on a combat mission over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on Monday, June 19. Captain Sides is a pilot deployed to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, from the Delaware Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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Badlands Express

Aircraft maintenance troops secure a training bomb into the bay of a B-1 Lancer at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., on Monday, June 26. The base is conducting Exercise Badlands Express 06-04 to prepare for an operational readiness inspection in July. The Airmen are assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael B. Keller)

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Badlands Express

Senior Airman Ryan McGlocklin (left) and Airman 1st Class Eric Mansfield prepare to load a training bomb into the bay of a B-1 Lancer at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., on Monday, June 26. The base is conducting Exercise Badlands Express 06-04 to prepare for an operational readiness inspection in July. The Airmen are assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael B. Keller)

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Laughlin students keep air traffic controllers busy

Tech. Sgt. Rond Sampson uses a light gun to signal aircraft crossing the runway at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on June 26, 2006. Sergeant Sampson, from New York City, is an air traffic controller with the 47th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeremy Larlee)

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