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Fire destroys Patrick officers club

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Base firefighters Harry Alonzo (left) and Staff Sgt. Frank Gutierrez fight a mid-morning blaze that reignited at the officers club Feb. 1. The fire destroyed the 54-year-old building. Although concern for the main fire had passed by daybreak, the firefighters continued to battle small flare-ups caused by the smoldering rubble and coastal breeze. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Elizabeth Kreft)

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Fire destroys Patrick officers club

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Firefighters battle flames at the officers club here Jan. 31. Scores of military and local community firefighters joined in the battle to save the building, but the blaze raged on into the wee hours of the morning and proved to be too strong to extinguish before it destroyed the inside of the structure. (Courtesy photo by Emily Barnes, Florida Today)

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Airmen train firefighters to saw through aircraft parts

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Paul Hockaday (right) trains firefighters to use a K-12 cut-saw. The saws are used by 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron Airmen to demilitarize and dismantle aircraft, but are also used in cases of aircraft emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rick Gray)

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Learning to survive

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- A Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape School student gets lifted by a forest penetrator hoist during training here recently. Flight crews assigned to the 36th Rescue Flight assist students attending the 17-day school by providing airlift for training and in the event of an accident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clay Lancaster)

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On target

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Tech. Sgt. Chad Jones fires on targets during the 2005 Chief of the National Guard Bureau Phase 1 Shooting Tournament here Jan. 23. The purpose of the tournament is to provide marksmanship activities that challenge Guard members to fully develop individual small arms proficiency and qualification skills. Sergeant Jones is with the Colorado National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer)

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Crisis Reach

GULFPORT, Miss. -- Senior Airman Robert Ringer troubleshoots a "Campus RX" pair balance modem, which is needed to provide internet connectivity to Jan. 26. Airman Ringer is participating in Exercise Crisis Reach at the Combat Readiness Training Center here. Airman Ringer is assigned to the 22nd Communications Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Boquette)

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Upgrading the switch

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Airman 1st Class Jason Barker works on a telephone switch here Jan. 24, by adding 2,000 digital quality lines with call tracing capabilities. Airman Barker is assigned to the 22nd Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Maurice Hessel)

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The fit test

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airman Megan Kermode tests and inspects gas masks with a protective mass assessment team machine here Jan. 25 during the wing's operational readiness inspection. Airman Kermode is assigned to the 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Nelson Jr.)

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The bolt maker

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman 1st Class Maurice Brigham cuts bolts to be used on aircraft here. Airman Brigham is a metal technician apprentice assigned to the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen help train Iraqi soldiers

KIRKUSH MILITARY TRAINING BASE, Iraq -- An Air Force professional military education instructor teaches Iraqi students here. He is one of 28 Air Force instructors deployed to Iraq to train noncommissioned officers of the new Iraqi army. (Courtesy photo)

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A Galaxy far, far away

BANDANAIKE, Sri Lanka -- Master Sgt. Jeff Wisley marshals a C-5 Galaxy aircraft that landed at the international airport here supporting Operation Unified Assistance. U.S. servicemembers are helping bring relief supplies and equipment to various locations in Sri Lanka. Sergeant Wisley is assigned to the Pacific Air Forces' tanker airlift control element at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The aircraft is assigned to the 60th Airlift Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Operation Hero 'deploys' Airmen's children

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Airman Tierra Cope explains mobility bags to some of the children who attended Operation Hero here Jan. 8. The event was designed to help children better understand what a deployment is and what happens when their parents deploy. Airman Cope is a mobility apprentice in the 33rd Maintenance Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Zoellner)

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Operation Hero 'deploys' Airmen's children

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Col. Brett Williams, 33rd Fighter Wing commander, talks with families before the kick off of Operation Hero on Jan. 8. The event was designed to help children better understand what a deployment is and what happens when their parents deploy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Zoellner)

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Twin program managers celebrate a half century of service

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Bobby (left) and Billy Edwards received pins for 50 years of service recently. The 69-year-old identical twins joined federal service at Robins shortly after graduating from high school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp)

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Contractor controllers vital link between airport, deployed base

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Vince Alford, a tower controller here, talks to a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot about a change in flight plans here. Mr. Alford is an Air Force Contingency Augmentation Program liaison contract controller who monitors 40 to 70 civilian and military aircraft movements a day on the dual-use runway the base shares with Manas International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Alisen Iversen)

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Frozen in Minot

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Airman 1st Class Travis Hedahl waits for the next vehicle to verify identification at the base entry control point here. The base recorded a record low temperature Jan. 5 of minus 33 without wind chill considerations. With the wind chill, the figure dropped to minus 51. Airman Hedahl is assigned to the 5th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Danny Monahan)

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Letting the folks know

WASHINGTON -- An Army and Air Force Hometown News Service team interviews 1st Lieutenant Christina Moore after a U.S. Air Force Band rehearsal Jan. 5, 2005. The Band at Bolling AFB, D.C., is practicing extensively for upcoming ceremonies during the 55th Presidential Inauguration Jan. 20. Lieutenant Moore is the band's flight commander, and the team is from San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

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Operation spray-down

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- An aircraft maintenance technician sprays deicing fluid on a C-130 Hercules before the airlifter heads out for an Operation Enduring Freedom mission here Jan. 3. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Predators help TACP Airmen with mission

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Jeff Varnum goes out on a combat patrol outside Balad. He is a joint terminal attack controller with the 116th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron. (Courtesy Photo)

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From Baghdad, it's AFN

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Army Sgt. 1st Class Melissa Rolan, American Forces Network-Iraq anchor, waits for her cue while co-workers, Tech. Sgt. Bill Scherer (left) and Master Sgt. Richard Simonsen Jr., adjust their cameras before recording a segment for the Freedom Journal Iraq program. The program airs three times a week on the Pentagon Channel. The AFN detachment broadcasts radio and TV stories to troops throughout Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Connor)

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