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Operation Christmas Drop

Staff Sgt. Keo Khamone prepares a box of humanitarian goods for take-off during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 14, 2010, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Airmen from the 36th Wing at Andersen AFB and the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, come together each year as a part of a training exercise to drop thousands of pounds of donated supplies over the Micronesian Islands. This year more than 20,000 pounds of supplies, worth more than $93,000 will be dropped throughout the week. Sergeant Khamone is a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)

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Operation Christmas Drop

Capt. Phillip Newman looks at the Yap Islands during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 14, 2010. This year more than 60 boxes will be dropped to 55 islands weighing in at more than 20,000 pounds. Captain Newman is a pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)

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Operation Christmas Drop

A box of humanitarian goods floats to the drop zone during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 14, 2010, over the Yap Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Operation Christmas Drop began in 1952 and is the Air Force’s longest-running humanitarian operation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)

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Operation Christmas Drop

Airmen watch as the parachute deploys and a box of humanitarian goods drops during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 14, 2010, over the Yap Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. The Airmen are assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)

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High-tech hands

Users wear and control, without surgery, an advanced prosthetic arm developed under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Revolutionizing Prosthetics program in 2007. (Courtesy photo)

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Reserve band brass quintet

The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Brass Quintet performed for veterans at the Carl Vinson Veterans Administration Medical Center Dec. 13, 2010, in Dublin, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Candice Allen)

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AMC Moves AMS

Capt. Cory Damon speaks to Dr. Samuel Ting (right) and other scientists and engineers Aug. 25, 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland, about the C-5M and how it is the perfect choice for transporting the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. An Air Mobility Command crew delivered the $2 billion AMS from Geneva, Switzerland to Cape Canaveral, Fla. The AMS is designed to detect particles in outer space and is scheduled to be delivered to the International Space Station by a NASA space shuttle. Captain Damon is a 9th Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy pilot. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)

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Airman aims to help others

(Left) Maj. John Thomas gives one of three bikes he refurbished to Tony Hoewisch, the owner of Ted's Bicycles, Dec. 11, 2010, in Colorado Springs, Colo. These bicycles will be given to children and adults at the 28th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway Dec. 20, 2010, in Colorado Springs. Major Thomas is the 721st Mission Support Group chief of plans and programs. He rebuilds discarded bikes and then donates them. (U.S. Air Force photo/Monica Mendoza)

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Airman's Medal presentation

Maj. Gen. Frank Padilla presents the Airman's Medal to Lt. Col Richard L. Lowe at a ceremony Dec. 10, 2010, at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Colonel Lowe distinguished himself by heroism involving voluntary risk of life following the crash of Continental Airlines Flight 1404 Dec. 20, 2008, at Denver International Airport. General Padilla is the 10th Air Force commander at Air Force Reserve Command Joint Reserve Base at Fort Worth, Texas. Colonel Lowe is a 340th Reserve Flight instructor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Lindsey)

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Wreaths Across America

Staff Sgt. Amanda Payne lays a wreath on the tombstone of a fallen veteran during the Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 11, 2010, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia, S.C. The ceremony was held to remember our veterans who have passed. Sergeant Payne is the command chief's assistant with the 20th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Daniel Phelps)

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Wreaths Across America

Hundreds gathered to lay wreaths on the tombstones of those who have served our country during the Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 11, 2010, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia, S.C. The ceremony was held to remember our veterans who have passed and honor those who are serving and have served. The ceremony included a memorial presentation, World War II wreath laying, recognition of prisoners of war, those still missing in action and Merchant Marines, a salute by a cannon battery and buglers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Daniel Phelps)

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Wreaths Across America

Senior Airman Adrian Jones salutes the tombstone of a fallen veteran at the Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 11, 2010, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia, S.C. The ceremony included a memorial presentation, World War II wreath laying, recognition of prisoners of war, those still missing in action and Merchant Marines, a salute by a cannon battery and buglers. Airman Jones is a medical technician with the 20th Medical Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Daniel Phelps)

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Wreaths Across America

An Airman lays a wreath on the tombstone of a fallen veteran during the Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 11, 2010, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia, S.C. The ceremony included a memorial presentation, recognition of prisoners of war, those still missing in action and Merchant Marines, a salute by a cannon battery and buglers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Daniel Phelps)

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Wreaths Across America

Senior Airman Rebecca Long places a wreath on the tombstone of a fallen veteran at the Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 11, 2010, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia, S.C. The ceremony included a memorial presentation, recognition of prisoners of war, those still missing in action and Merchant Marines, a salute by a cannon battery and buglers. Airman Long is a medical technician with the 20th Medical Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Daniel Phelps)

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Green Flag West 11-2

Senior Airman Edwin Watkins looks over the landing gear of an A-10 Thunderbolt II before a training mission during the Green Flag West 11-2 exercise Dec. 10, 2010, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The exercise provides a realistic air-land integration training environment for forces preparing to support worldwide combat operations. Airman Watkins is a crew chief with the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Green Flag West 11-2

Senior Airman Edwin Watkins takes a final look at his A-10 Thunderbolt II before a training mission during the Green Flag West 11-2 exercise Dec. 10, 2010, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Green Flag-West provides a realistic air-land integration training environment for forces preparing to support worldwide combat operations. Airman Watkins is a crew chief with the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Green Flag West 11-2

Senior Airman Edwin Watkins conducts a pre-flight check on an A-10 Thunderbolt II before a training mission during the Green Flag West 11-2 exercise Dec. 10, 2010, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. He is a crew chief with the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Green Flag West 11-2

Two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs wait at the end of the runway for take-off clearance for a training mission during the Green Flag West 11-2 exercise Dec. 10, 2010, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Green Flag-West provides a realistic air-land integration training environment for forces preparing to support worldwide combat operations. The A-10s are from the 74th Fighter Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Green Flag West 11-2

Staff Sgt. Jamie Case and Capt. John Meyers conduct pre-flight checks on an A-10 Thunderbolt II before a training mission during the Green Flag West 11-2 exercise Dec. 6, 2010, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The exercise provides a realistic air-land integration training environment for forces preparing to support worldwide combat operations. Sergeant Case is from the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Captain Meyers is assigned to the 74th Fighter Squadron, both at Moody AFB, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Green Flag West 11-2

Staff Sgt. Jamie Case looks over a targeting pod attached to an A-10 Thunderbolt II during the Green Flag West 11-2 exercise Dec. 6, 2010, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Sergeant Case is with the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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