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Strato work

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Raymond Gomez changes the anti-ice valve on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft engine. Airman Gomez is a jet engine mechanic with the 2nd Maintenance Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Iraqi Air Force

ALI BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Tech. Sgt. Charles Francks, helps one of his propulsion students. They are checking cockpit indicators and switches related to engine information and operation. Sergeant Franks has four students in his engine section. Advisory support team instructors of the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron are scheduled to relocate to the new home of the Iraqi Air Force Squadron 23 (Transport) at New Al Muthana Air Base, Baghdad International Airport within the next few weeks. Sergeant Francks is deployed from the 86th Maintenance Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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Iraqi Air Force

ALI BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Tech. Sgt. Mark Norris helps an Iraqi Air Force maintainer inspect the front landing gear of an Iraqi C-130 Hercules. The aircraft just returned from depot level maintenance. Advisory support team instructors of the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron helped Iraqi Air Force Squadron 23 (Transport) maintainers through the "acceptance" process. Sergeant Norris is deployed from the 314th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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Iraqi Air Force

ALI BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Tech. Sgt. John Carpenter helps an Iraqi Air Force maintainer inspect the front landing gear of an Iraqi C-130 Hercules. The aircraft just returned from depot level maintenance. Advisory support team instructors of the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron helped Iraqi Air Force Squadron 23 (Transport) maintainers through the "acceptance" process. Sergeant Carpenter is deployed from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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Boarding time

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Lucas Foster oversees the upload of Marines from the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay. Sergeant Foster is with 735th Air Mobility Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A Cuomo)

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Boarding time

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Joseph Brady alerts aircrews for their flight from the Air Mobility Command Center here. It is the nerve center for coordinating all uploads of cargo and passengers. It also accommodates and alerts aircrews. Sergeant Brady is with the 735th Air Mobility Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A Cuomo)

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Last Hercules

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan (AFPN) -- Chaplain (Maj.) Mark Rowan blesses the last C-130 Hercules assigned here before its final departure to its new home at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The aircraft is part of the North Carolina Air National Guard's 774th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Westfall)

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Last Hercules

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan (AFPN) -- The last C-130 Hercules assigned here taxis on the ramp before taking off for its new home at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The aircraft is part of the North Carolina Air National Guard's 774th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Westfall)

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First step

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Corinna Carver inspects a quick-don mask. Aircrew’s use the masks if smoke enters an aircraft’s cockpit. Airman Carver is an aircrew life-support technician with the 91st Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bradley A. Lail)

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First step in saving lives

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Corinna Carver inspects an HGU-55P helmet system. The helmet provides communication and a source of oxygen for pilots. Airman Carver is an aircrew life-support technician with the 91st Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bradley A. Lail)

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First step in saving lives

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Corinna Carver inspects an HGU-55P helmet system. The helmet provides communication and a source of oxygen for pilots. Airman Carver is an aircrew life-support technician with the 91st Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bradley A. Lail)

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Eagle maintainers

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- Crew chief Senior Airman Tyler Buxton services the airframe mounted accessories drive on his F-15 Eagle. The Airman is with the 58th Aircraft Maintenance (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Eagle maintainers

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- Crew chief Senior Airman Dennis McKelvey wraps and inspects his ground communications cord after successfully launching his F-15 Eagle. The Airman is with the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Hayes family

SAVANNAH, Ga., (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Herbert Hayes Jr. controls traffic at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. While he was there, his family had to flee Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., before Hurricane Katrina struck. He had to return to the United States on emergency leave to help his displaced family recover. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

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Crew chiefs make it happen

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFPN) -- Airman 1st Class Caleb Pangborn launches an F-16 Fighting Falcon. Airman Pangborn is a crew chief with the 79th Aircraft Maintenance Unit here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joel Mease)

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Airmen 'drop' in to help islanders

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFPN) -- Maj. Matt Wehner looks out over the northern Micronesian Island of Agrihan after dropping a pallet of supplies. Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, travel to Andersen each year to airdrop the donated supplies. Major Wehner is a pilot with the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota AB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik)

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Maintainers keep aircraft flying

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Tye Grasshoff checks the hydraulic system as part of the pre-flight inspection. Airman Grasshoff is with the 368th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Getsy)

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Record cargo movers

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Stefan Halushka helps an Australian C-130 Hercules technician load a cargo pallet onto an Australian cargo aircraft. Sergeant Halushka is with the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and deployed from the 919th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Campbell)

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Records cargo movers

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Tech. Sgt. Diana Buckner (right) helps loads a C-130 Hercules. Sergeant Buckner is with the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and deployed from the 86th Aerial Port Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Campbell)

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Loadmasters on call

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Bryan Paul winds up his communications cable after offloading cargo from a C-130 Hercules. Airman Paul is one of 110 loadmasters here supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Garza)

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