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Life support team puts pressure on high-flying pilots

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Craig Hawley prepares Maj. Cory Bartholomew for a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft mission. U-2 pilots wear space suits because they typically fly higher than 60,000 feet -- twice as high as a commercial airliner. Sergeant Hawley is the launch and recovery supervisor for the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron's physiological support division. Major Bartholomew is a U-2 pilot with the 99th ERS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Jacobs)

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Life support team puts pressure on high-flying pilots

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Duane Thompson (left) and Staff Sgt. Shann Elmore help Maj. Cory Bartholomew into his space suit before a flight in a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft. U-2 pilots wear space suits because they typically fly higher than 60,000 feet -- twice as high as a commercial airliner. Airman Thompson and Sergeant Elmore are life-support crewmembers with the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron's physiological support division. Major Bartholomew is a U-2 pilot with the 99th ERS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Jacobs)

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Gimme shelter

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Airman 1st Class Amber Schwindt finds shelter from the snow while keeping an eye on her workers performing construction here. She and other 376th Security Force Squadron's escorts wear hand warmers, winter boots, ski masks, gloves and layers upon layers of garments to keep warm through out the long day. Airman Schwindt is deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Westfall).

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Airmen connect with Uzbeks through donations, volleyball

KHANABAD, Uzbekistan -- Master Sgt. Regina Rumpf hands candy to Uzbek children during a humanitarian aid visit here March 3. A group of Airmen and Soldiers from nearby Karshi-Khanabad Air Base visited the village medical clinic and the school where they played a volleyball game and handed out donations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Airmen connect with Uzbeks through donations, volleyball

KHANABAD, Uzbekistan -- Senior Airman Jason Yarborough hands a box of cookies to an Uzbek man during a humanitarian aid visit here March 3. A group of Airmen and Soldiers from nearby Karshi-Khanabad Air Base visited the village medical clinic and the school where they played a volleyball game and handed out donations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Airmen connect with Uzbeks through donations, volleyball

KHANABAD, Uzbekistan -- Senior Airman Jason Yarborough carries a box of humanitarian aid supplies for a local school during a visit here March 3. A group of Airmen and Soldiers from nearby Karshi-Khanabad Air Base visited the village medical clinic and the school where they played a volleyball game and handed out donations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Airmen connect with Uzbeks through donations, volleyball

KHANABAD, Uzbekistan -- Airmen and Soldiers from nearby Karshi-Khanabad Air Base bring donated medical supplies to the local clinic during a humanitarian aid visit here March 3. The servicemembers visited the village clinic and the school where they played a volleyball game and handed out donations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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CE Airmen ready to snag an Eagle

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airmen of the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron inspect a mobile aircraft arresting system tape for fraying, tears or any other discrepancy before the system is certified and reeled back in. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Farrow)

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CE Airmen ready to snag an Eagle

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-15 Eagle is slowed from a 120 mph taxi to a stop by the mobile aircraft arresting system cable and tape which are attached to the two rotary friction energy absorber systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Farrow)

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CE Airmen ready to snag an Eagle

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Brian Holes gives directions as he assists the power production crew with laying the steel braid cable across the runway, and spreading the "donuts" at six to eight feet apart. The donuts raise the cable off the ground so the arresting hook can engage the cable. Sergeant Holes is the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer power production flight superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Farrow)

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CE Airmen ready to snag an Eagle

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech Sgt. Brian Holes cranks the engine on one of the mobile aircraft arresting system at a forward-deployed location. He is the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer power production flight superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Farrow)

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Hercules taxi

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- A C-130 Hercules taxis on the flightline here after a mission Feb. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Bucher)

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Bagram mail team delivers

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Rick Kandrach unloads bags of letters and packages from a mail container here. Postal workers process between 15,000 and 50,000 pounds of mail daily. Sergeant Kandrach is an administrator assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Catie Hague)

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Manas Airmen handle transient surge

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Army Sgt. 1st Class Harold Washington sits atop a mound of duffle bags while changing his boots. More than 1,500 transient troops made their way through the base Feb 22 to 26, pushing the base to a 190 percent occupancy rate. Officials with the 376th Expeditionary Services Squadron shut down the base fitness facility as well as various recreational areas to house the visitors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J. Russell Martin)

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Manas Airmen handle transient surge

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Soldiers catch up on sleep here Feb. 26. More than 1,500 transient troops made their way through the base Feb 22 to 26, pushing the base to a 190 percent occupancy rate. Officials with the 376th Expeditionary Services Squadron shut down the base fitness facility as well as various recreational areas to house the visitors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J. Russell Martin)

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Manas Airmen handle transient surge

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Master Sgt. Davey Beaumont puts cots away after more than 1,200 of them were setup for transient troops during a weeklong surge. Sergeant Beaumont is assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Services Squadron here. (Digitally altered U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J. Russell Martin)

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Manas Airmen handle transient surge

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Senior Airman Melissa Cruz breaks down a cot after more than 150 transient Soldiers bunked in the gym for two nights. Airman Cruz is assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Services Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J. Russell Martin)

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Blue Aces entertain deployed troops

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The nine-person Blue Aces, part of the Air Force's Heritage of America Band based at Langley Air Force Base, Va., performs at a forward-deployed location. They perform pieces from Top 40 to classic rock to country, and are scheduled to visit seven bases around U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility during their air and space expeditionary force deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colette Bennett)

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Blue Aces entertain deployed troops

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Jason Cale performs Matchbox 20's song "If You're Gone" at a forward-deployed location. He is the lead guitarist and vocalist of the nine-person Blue Aces, part of the Air Force's Heritage of America Band based at Langley Air Force Base, Va. They perform pieces from Top 40 to classic rock to country, and are scheduled to visit seven bases around U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility during their air and space expeditionary force deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colette Bennett)

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Blue Aces entertain deployed troops

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The horn section of the Blue Aces performs the Ray Charles song, "Shake Your Tail Feather" at a forward-deployed location. The nine-person group is part of the Air Force's Heritage of America Band based at Langley Air Force Base, Va. They perform pieces from Top 40 to classic rock to country, and are scheduled to visit seven bases around U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility during their air and space expeditionary force deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colette Bennett)

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