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Operation Enduring Freedom

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class John Kern connects a safety wire to a component of an A-10 Thuderbolt II's emergency landing gear system during a recent phase inspection here. A-10s are inspected every 400 flying hours. Airman Kern is a phase inspection technician with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. James H. Cunningham)

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Operation Enduring Freedom

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman James Maskal, inspects the feed shoot on an A-10 Thunderbolt II gatling gun during a recent phase inspection here. A-10s are inspected every 400 flying hours. In September, A-10s here flew 380 direct close-air support sorties supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Airman Maskal is an armament specialist with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. James H. Cunningham)

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Stamp of approval

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Sherika Dyer stamps postage marks on letters destined from here. Sergeant Dyer is deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing's primary mission is to provide C-130 Hercules combat airlift for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Alfred A. Gerloff Jr.)

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North Carolina guardsmen make combat airdrop in Afghanistan

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Co-pilot 1st Lt. Joseph McCormick relays information with aircraft commander Maj. Jaye Stepp before an airdrop mission over Afghanistan. Major Stepp and Lieutenant McCormick are assigned to the 738th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and are deployed from the North Carolina Air National Guard's156th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Diaz)

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Total force team saves lives

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Capt. Troy Mefferd loads medical equipment in preparation for an aeromedical evacuation mission on a C-130 Hercules in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Captain Mefferd is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Squadron here and is deployed from the Idaho Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree L. Hayden)

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Airmen keep base supplied

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Senior Airman Christopher Morales organizes supplies on the shelves in a warehouse at this forward-deployed location. He is assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Flight and is deployed from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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Airmen keep base supplied

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Staff Sgt. Kurt Haselbeck inventories aircraft parts received at the supply warehouse at this forward-deployed location. He is assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Flight and is deployed from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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Crew chiefs turn bombers like fighters

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Senior Airman Vincent Tripodi (left) and Airman 1st Class Nathan Jacobson prepare to launch a B-52 Stratofortress. They are crew chiefs with the 40th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location and are from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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Operation Enduring Freedom

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Senior Airman William Paull, a boom operator on a KC-135 Stratotanker, prepares for a refueling mission from a forward-deployed location. Airman Paull is deployed to the 28th Expeditionary Refueling Squadron from the 911th Air Refueling Squadron at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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Pallet protection

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen Michelle Graves (left) and Jessica Johnson inventory an expeditionary medical support pallet. The 374th Medical Group logistics Airmen here handle about $24 million worth of medical war reserve materiel supplies and equipment for contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Airman presented Purple Heart

WASHINGTON -- Tech. Sgt. Jamie Dana was presented the Purple Heart on July 22 by (from right) Michael L. Dominguez, acting secretary of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray, as her husband, Mike, stands by. Sergeant Dana was wounded when an improvised explosive device struck the Humvee she was riding in Southwest Asia. She is a military working dog handler with the 21st Security Forces Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mickey Sanborn)

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Airmen keep ground equipment working, mission flying

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Staff Sgt. Michael Snow troubleshoots a fuel gauge malfunction on a Hobart-86 at a forward-deployed location. He is an aerospace ground equipment mechanic with the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron deployed from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (Digitally altered U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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Thunderbolt maintenance

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Alisha Cox checks the oil on an A-10 Thunderbolt II. She is a crew chief with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here and is deployed from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mark D. Gibson)

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-130J conducts first-ever combat airdrop

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Army Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Class Eugenia Emmons (right) and Private 1st Class Isiah Rodriguez make final checks on a container delivery system's parachute rigging before loading it onto a C-130J Hercules for airdrop into Afghanistan June 30. The mission was the first-ever combat airdrop for the new J-model transport. It supported an Army air assistance request for troop re-supply and civic assistance to be dropped in the vicinity of Kandahar, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree Hayden)

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Combat airdrop

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Kyle Gurnon secures a container delivery system bundle to the aircraft locks in a C-130J Hercules recently. The first-ever combat airdrops for the new J-model transport, twelve bundles were dropped in support of an Army air assistance request for troop re-supply and civic assistance in the vicinity of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Sergeant Gurnon is a loadmaster with the Rhode Island Air National Guard's 143rd Air Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree Hayden)

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C-130J conducts first-ever combat airdrop

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. Sean Ballard watches as a container delivery system bundle rolls out of the back of a C-130J Hercules June 30. This mission was the first-ever combat airdrop for the new J-model transport. Sergeant Ballard is a loadmaster with the Rhode Island Air National Guard's 143rd Air Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree Hayden)

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Airmen donate time, supplies to Afghans

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. John Golden hands an Afghan child a stuffed animal and coloring book during an adopt-a-village trip here. Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at nearby Bagram Air Base take part in the program to assist villages in Afghanistan with infrastructure, fresh water, school supplies and toys for children. Sergeant Golden is an aerospace ground equipment technician with the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron and is deployed from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mark D. Gibson)

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Airmen donate time, supplies to Afghans

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- An Afghan boy holds up a teddy bear given to him by Airmen of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at nearby Bagram Air Base during an adopt-a-village visit. The program allows Airmen to assist villages in Afghanistan with infrastructure, fresh water, school supplies and toys for children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mark D. Gibson)

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Airmen donate time, supplies to Afghans

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. Antonio Guitron hands an Afghan boy a stuffed animal during an adopt-a-village trip here. Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at nearby Bagram Air Base take part in the program to assist villages in Afghanistan with infrastructure, fresh water, school supplies and toys for children. Sergeant Guitron is the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 455th Expeditionary Services Squadron and is deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mark D. Gibson)

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Happy 4th of July

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Pilots deployed fighting the war on terrorism take American flags on missions for friends and family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt D. Myles Cullen)

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