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Combat praise

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Victor Toney resumes playing his violin during a security alert here. People in Kirkuk's Warrior Worship Team use their musical talents to help people here worship. Airmen and Soldiers of all ranks and duties volunteer to be part of the praise team. Chaplain Toney is assigned to the 506th Air Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J. LaVoie)

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Combat praise

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Majs. Matthew Wilson (left) and Owen Tullos resume practicing a song during a security alert here. People in Kirkuk's Warrior Worship Team use their musical talents to help people here worship. Airmen and Soldiers of all ranks and duties volunteer to be part of the team. Major Wilson is assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Services Squadron, and Major Tullos is assigned to the 506th Air Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J. LaVoie)

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Iraqi airmen tack on master sergeant's stripes

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Two Iraqi airmen tack new stripes on Master Sgt. Bubba Beason during his promotion ceremony here. Sergeant Beason is the airmen's hydraulics instructor. He said he wanted the students to tack on his stripes because they and the rest of their countrymen are part of the reason he got promoted in the first place. Sergeant Beason is assigned to the 777th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The students' faces are blurred for their protection. (Altered U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Maurice Hessel)

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Airmen keep base safe in austere conditions

IRAQ -- Staff Sgt. Jason Seaborn references a map during a nighttime patrol near Kirkuk Air Base. Security forces Airmen make nightly trips off base to ensure security of base people. He is assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish)

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Volunteers collect supplies for local Iraqi schools

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Riley Williams opens packages of items that will be sorted into individual bags for local schools. He is assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish)

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Volunteers collect supplies for local Iraqi schools

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Master Sgt. Michael Abrams sorts school supplies to make packets for local schools. He is assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish)

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Volunteers collect supplies for local Iraqi schools

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Tech Sgt. Loretta Grantman empties boxes of markers so they may be sorted into bags for local Iraqi schoolchildren. She is assigned to the 506th Air Expeditionary Group's legal office. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish)

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Airmen keep deployed base safe

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Stacey Cooper and Airman 1st Class Jason Braswell keep an eye out for suspicious activity from a tower here. They are assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J. LaVoie)

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Burn baby burn

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Jerry Carter spays water to prevent the spread of fire during a controlled burn here June 6. Controlled burning of dry grass and weeds helps prevent accidental fires during the hot Iraqi summer and will germinate seeds to grow in the spring. Sergeant Carter is a firefighter with the 506th Air Expediton Group fire department. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish)

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Keep 'em moving

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Marriu Wallace performs maintenance on the rear end of a pickup truck here recently. Sergeant Wallace is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Robertson)

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Mission time

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Senior Airman Matthew Spatz pumps fuel to a C-130 Hercules after a tactical airlift mission here. He is a fuels specialist with the 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Mission time

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Bryan Setzer helps refuel a C-130 Hercules at Baghdad International Airport after a tactical airlift mission here. Sergeant Setzer is a flight engineer with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is deployed from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Mission time

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt Brian McKinney counts pallets being unloaded at Baghdad International Airport after a tactical airlift mission here. He is assigned to the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Mission time

OVER IRAQ -- Capt. Maryanna Wienbroeer verifies flight coordinates during a tactical airlift mission aboard a C-130 Hercules. Captain Wienbroeer is a C-130 navigator with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Mission time

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Lee Swaney awaits the arrival of a passenger bus and pallets so he can assist in loading people and equipment destined for various bases in Iraq. He is a C-130 Hercules crew chief with the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Desert dust in the wind

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A C-130 Hercules sits grounded because of poor visibility from an overnight sandstorm that brought 40 mph winds and a blanket of dust here recently. The C-130 is assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing in Youngstown, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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Desert dust in the wind

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A C-130 Hercules sits grounded because of poor visibility from an overnight sandstorm that brought 40 mph winds and a blanket of dust here recently. The C-130 is assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing in Youngstown, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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Desert dust in the wind

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Senior Airman Dawn Lister guards the flightline entry control point as a fine, brown dust coats everything following a nightlong sandstorm recently. A C-130 Hercules sits grounded as a result of poor visibility. Airman Lister is assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and is deployed from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. The C-130 is assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing in Youngstown, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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Deployed plumbers keep water flowing

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Juan Rodriguez fills a fresh water tank here. He is assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is deployed from Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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Deployed plumbers keep water flowing

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Timothy Faulkner checks for contaminants in the water supply here. He is assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is deployed from Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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