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Ready for takeoff

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Joseph Petty charges a C-130 Hercules oxygen system that supports breathing devices inside the aircraft. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing is responsible for tactical airlift into and out of Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Airman Petty is a crew chief with the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Ready for takeoff

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Albert Keomaka operates a forklift to load pallets into a C-130 Hercules destined for Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing is responsible for tactical airlift into and out of Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Keomaka is an air transportation specialist with the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Airman fights his way back to Iraq after serious injury

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Douglas Batchelder times the ammunition feeder on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter machine gun. In 2003, Airman Batchelder suffered numerous injuries from flying shrapnel of a rocket that exploded in his tent in Baghdad. After five hand surgeries, he is back in Iraq with the 64th Helicopter Maintenance Unit here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tim Beckham)

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Airman fights his way back to Iraq after serious injury

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- In 2003, Senior Airman Douglas Batchelder suffered numerous injuries from flying shrapnel when a rocket careened off his back and exploded in his tent in Baghdad. After five hand surgeries, he is back in Iraq with the 64th Helicopter Maintenance Unit here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tim Beckham)

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Airmen defend inside the wire

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Donnie Martinez monitors third-country nationals as they construct a building here. Hundreds of local employees work on the base daily under the watchful eye of escorts. Airman Martinez is deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish)

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Airmen defend inside the wire

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Jennifer Pemp monitors third-country nationals as they construct a building here. Hundreds of local employees work on the base daily under the watchful eye of escorts. Airman Pemp is deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish)

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Airmen defend inside the wire

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Adam Mora monitors third-country nationals as they construct a building here. Hundreds of local employees work on the base daily under the watchful eye of escorts. Airman Mora is deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish)

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Medics in action

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airmen of the 506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron run to get a wounded servicemember from an Army Blackhawk helicopter June 24. The Airmen here provide medical care to more than 3,300 warfighters deployed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish)

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Airmen, Soldiers open lines of communication

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Chief Master Sgt. John Adams makes a temporary opening in a fence line to allow workers to dig a trench for ductwork that will house new fiber optics cable here. He is the U.S. Central Command Air Forces-Forward fiber optics project leader and is deployed from the Illinois Air National Guard's 217th Engineering and Installation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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Total force Samaritans in the sand help friend, foe

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airmen with the casualty staging facility here load patients onto an ambulance bus that take them to an aircraft for a flight to Germany. Patients in Iraq are usually moved out of theater within 24 to 48 hours of being wounded. During the Vietnam War, it could take up to six weeks to have a patient ready to travel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Collen Roundtree)

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Keeping control

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Jessica Hendrickson accesses pages on a voice control access unit here. The 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron is one of five tactical command and control agencies in the Air Force. It is made up of maintainers, aircraft controllers and operators who perform radar surveillance. Airman Hendrickson is deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Chisholm)

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Keeping control

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Antoine Jackson positions a satellite antenna here. The 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron is one of five tactical command and control agencies in the Air Force. It is made up of maintainers, aircraft controllers and operators who perform radar surveillance. Sergeant Jackson is deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Chisholm)

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Airmen add armor to convoy vehicles

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Joshua Gates grinds down a piece of metal on a truck before Airmen of the 732nd Expeditionary Mission Support Group add armor to it. Airman Gates is a vehicle maintainer in the group's add-on armor shop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tim Beckham)

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Airmen add armor to convoy vehicles

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Joshua Paden (left) installs armor plating to the floor of a vehicle while Airman 1st Class William Hampton prepares to install a rear cab seal here June 23. The Airmen are vehicle maintainers assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Mission Support Group's add-on armor shop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tim Beckham)

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Armor up

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Ruben Bonafe cuts off an old cab mount on a truck to add armor to the convoy vehicle. He is assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tim Beckham)

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Airmen add armor to convoy vehicles

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- The 732nd Expeditionary Mission Support Group's add-on armor shop Airmen can add armor to a large truck in about 72 man-hours. The shop comprises active-duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tim Beckham)

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Security forces Airmen establish early warning network with locals

IRAQ -- Humvees from the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at nearby Tallil Air Base patrol in the desert. The squadron's Airmen provide perimeter security to Tallil, and part of their job is to drive about 210 square miles that surrounds the installation to keep U.S. servicemembers and coalition forces safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Maurice Hessel)

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Security forces Airmen establish early warning network with locals

IRAQ -- Staff Sgt. James Partin talks to local children during an Operation Kaleidoscope mission recently. The new program adds extra protection to perimeter defense procedures and gives locals a point of contact to call if they see suspicious activity that could harm U.S. or coalitions forces. Sergeant Partin is assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at nearby Tallil Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Maurice Hessel)

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379th AMU fighter maintenance family affair

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Joe Franco (left) repairs an F-16 Fighting Falcon while his father, Senior Master Sgt. Joe Franco, supervises. The father and son are assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location and are from the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Randy Mallard)

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379th AMU fighter maintenance family affair

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Master Sgt. Joe Franco (foreground) and Staff Sgt. Joe Franco take a moment in between maintenance jobs. The father and son are assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location and are from the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Randy Mallard)

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