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Strike up the band

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Jeremy Nee (left) and Senior Airman Benjamin Peterson warm up before a performance at a forward-deployed location here. Air Force bandsmen are deployed throughout the Central Command area to help boost morale, provide entertainment and bring a little bit of home. Airmen Nee and Peterson are assigned to the U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Aaron Burgstein)

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Fix it, fellas

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. Michael Bares pushes a 1,700-pound engine into position during its installation on a refueling truck at a forward-deployed location. Sergeant Bares and other Airmen of the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's vehicle maintenance flight repair nearly 180 vehicles a month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Aaron Burgstein)

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Fix it, fellas

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Jonathon Krohn (left), Master Sgt. Michael Bares (rear) and Senior Airman Donald Manasco maneuver a 1,700-pound engine into place on a refueling truck at a forward-deployed location. The Airmen of the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's vehicle maintenance flight repair nearly 180 vehicles a month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Aaron Burgstein)

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Fix it, fellas

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Donald Manasco jacks up a refueling truck before installing a new 1,700-pound engine at a forward-deployed location. Airman Manasco and other Airmen of the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's vehicle maintenance flight fix an average of nearly 180 vehicles a month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Aaron Burgstein)

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Fix it, fellas

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. Michael Bares, with the help of a forklift, installs a 1,700-pound engine in a refueling truck at a forward-deployed location. Sergeant Bares and other Airmen of the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's vehicle maintenance flight repair nearly 180 vehicles a month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Aaron Burgstein)

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Bladder control

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Ron Casey connects a pumping unit's receiving hose to a truck Oct. 14. The unit handles about 113,000 gallons of fuel daily. Sergeant Casey is a fuels bulk storage supervisor assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. He is deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicole Spence)

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Bladder control

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Ron Casey inspects a stopped leak on a fuel bladder at a forward-deployed location Oct. 14. Sergeant Casey is a fuels bulk storage supervisor assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. He is deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicole Spence)

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Blowing stuff up for safety's sake

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman David, whose last name is omitted for security reasons, times the detonation of unexploded ordnance. Airman David is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 455th Civil Engineer Flight here. He is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Blowing stuff up for safety's sake

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Michael, whose last name is omitted for security reasons, holds what is left of some unexploded ordnance. Sergeant Michael is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 455th Civil Engineer Flight here. He is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Blowing stuff up for safety's sake

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Christopher, whose last name is omitted for security reasons, places C-4 on unexploded ordnance. He is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 455th Civil Engineer Flight here. Airman Christopher is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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It's a strap

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyz Republic -- Staff Sgt. Rafick Khan tightens a cargo strap securing 55-gallon barrels to a pallet. He is the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's air terminal operations center. Sergeant Kahn is deployed here from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. In less than two weeks, the center's 24-person team moved 3,323 passengers and 133 tons of cargo on 143 missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chuck Marsh)

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Despite predictable weather, specialists still keep busy

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Jasson Sjoberg pours water into the tactical meteorological observation system as part of a function check to make sure the device, which measures precipitation, is still operational. The last date a measurable amount of precipitation fell at his forward-deployed location was April 13 when the weather flight recorded 0.03 inches of rain. (Courtesy photo)

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Let there be power!

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- Airman 1st Class Thomas Quinton (left) and Senior Airman Nick Nenichka install a new breaker to ensure maximum power efficiency at the Combined Air Operations Center here. Both Airmen are assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's civil engineer squadron. Airman Quinton is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and Airman Nenichka is from Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jamie Humphries)

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Under warranty

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Timothy Nelson loads a bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon at a forward-deployed location. He is deployed from the Indiana Air National Guard at Fort Wayne. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Regina Baker)

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Pax terminal gets Airmen where they need to be

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- People wait at the passenger terminal customer service desk at a forward-deployed location Sept. 22. The terminal is run by Airmen of the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Travis Aston)

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ATOC keeps troops, supplies moving

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Tim Wolberg unloads a pallet of supplies off a 517th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. He is an air transport technician with the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's air terminal operations center here and deployed from Pope AFB, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Civil engineers do whatever it takes to keep 'em flying

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class David Depouw (foreground) and Senior Airman Derland Ellison ensure a newly poured pad will have a smooth finish by using magnesium floats to get the rocks down before the concrete dries. Airman Depouw and Sergeant Ellison are assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group's civil engineer flight here as a heavy-equipment apprentice and journeyman, respectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Squadron 'cleans house' to build new home

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Airmen from the 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron are turning an old hardened aircraft shelter into a new home. The former Soviet-era shelter had been used as a storage area and had been deteriorating for some time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Vera)

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Record-breaking numbers ensure 'boots on the ground'

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Capt. Todd Linton scans the ground for threats during a flight Sept. 12. He is a C-130 Hercules pilot for the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and is deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Denise Boyd)

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Record-breaking numbers ensure 'boots on the ground'

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- (Clockwise from left) C-130 Hercules pilot Capt. Todd Linton and his co-pilot 1st Lt. Robert Cureton and flight engineer Master Sgt. Gary Corley run through checklists after taking off from a forward-deployed location here Sept. 14. The crew is assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Denise Boyd)

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