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Training keeping Spangdahlem 'Warthogs' ready to deploy

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Tech. Sgt. Ken Sanders straps Capt. Chad Balettie into his A-10 Thunderbolt II before a training sortie. Training and more training fills the days for 81st Fighter Squadron Airmen here. Sergeant Sanders is an 81st Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Keith Reed)

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Air surveillance

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Austin monitors radar to track and identify air traffic in Alaska and Canada during Alaska Shield/Northern Edge 05 here Aug. 15. The exercise assembles an integrated federal, state and local capability of prevention, preparedness, response and recovery for extreme events including terrorism. Sergeant Austin is an air surveillance technician with the 176th Control Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Nelson Jr.)

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Kirkuk's tower controls sky

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Ike Munn coordinates inbound aircraft with center radar approach and control. He is an air traffic controller with the 506th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J. LaVoie)

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C-130 maintainers sustain mission readiness

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Staff Sgt. Jess Foster selects tools during engine maintenance here. He is an engine mechanic with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron's maintenance flight and is deployed from the Mississippi Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shad Eidson)

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C-130 maintainers sustain mission readiness

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Tech. Sgt. Joe Hamlet tightens a bolt on a C-130 Hercules engine here. He is an engine mechanic with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron's maintenance flight and is deployed from the Mississippi Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shad Eidson)

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C-130 maintainers sustain mission readiness

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Staff Sgt. William Dibble helps replace a generator on a C-130 Hercules engine here. He is a crew chief with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron's maintenance flight and is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shad Eidson)

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First Air Force Stryker unit deploys to Iraq

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airmen from the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron line up to board a transport plane here. The 3rd ASOS, the first Air Force to receive the Stryker armored vehicles, deployed to Iraq on Aug. 14 with the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team from nearby Fort Wainwright. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Teresa Sullivan)

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Airman takes journey to live 'American dream'

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airman Kelemwork Tariku-Shotts communicates with an aircrew on the flightline here. Airman Tariku-Shotts was adopted and brought to United States from Ethiopia in 1991 when she was 5 years old. She is an air traffic controller with the 47th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Owolabi Olufemi)

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Hercules power

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Tech. Sgt. Ray Hensley disconnects an anchor line in the rear of a C-130 Hercules. He is a loadmaster with the 37th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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AF File Photo

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Staff Sgt. Brian Watt waits while parachutists get situated onto a C-130 Hercules. He is a loadmaster with the 37th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Cleared for takeoff

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Col. Michael Spencer prepares to take off in an A-10 Thunderbolt II. He is the 355th Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christina D. Ponte)

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Cleared for takeoff

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Col. Michael Spencer conducts a preflight inspection on an A-10 Thunderbolt before takeoff. He is the 355th Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christina D. Ponte)

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Moscow Air Show

ZHUKOVSKY, Russia -- Tech Sgts. Anthony Alvarado (left) and Alex Gomez service a KC-10 Extender after landing at the Ramenskoye Airfield here for the Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon. About 100 U.S. servicemembers are partipating in the air show Aug. 16 to 21. The Airmen are crew chiefs from the 749th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mona Ferrell)

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Moscow Air Show

ZHUKOVSKY, Russia -- Master Sgts. Mario Andujo (left) and Raul Garcia place an engine cover on a KC-10 Extender after arriving at Ramenskoye Airfield for the Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon. About 100 U.S. servicemembers are participatin in the air show Aug. 16 to 21. The Airmen are crew chiefs from the 749th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Tracy Page)

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AF File Photo

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- (From left) Capt. Jackie Dillon, Tech. Sgts. Enrique Ferreira and Dawn Ryan, and Staff Sgt. Joe Lueders set up a patient support pallet inside a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission here. The Airmen are assigned to the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Kadena medics gain knowledge while deployed

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Raul Rubio (foreground) and Tech. Sgt. Heather Robertson load a mannequin inside a KC-135 Stratotanker during a training mission here. The Airmen are practicing "opportune aircraft" loading procedures. During the flight, they also simulated various medical training scenarios using the mannequin as a simulated patient. The Airmen are assigned to the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Kadena medics gain knowledge while deployed

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen with the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron set up patient support pallets inside a KC-135 Stratotanker during a training mission here. During the flight, Airmen used a mannequin to simulate medical scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Kadena medics gain knowledge while deployed

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Cat Lanzillotta (foreground) and Capt. Michael Wascher secure litters on a patient support pallet inside a KC-135 Stratotanker in preparation for a training mission here. The Airmen are assigned to the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Airmen test new small diameter bomb system

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- A load crew Airman here uses a jammer to attach a pair of GBU-39 bombs to an F-15E Strike Eagle. An evaluation team trained and tested the crew on the new small diameter bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Ambassador

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England -- American Ambassador to the United Kingdom Bob Tuttle receives a briefing on boom operations for the KC-135 Stratotanker by Senior Airman Luke Mailander here Aug. 9. Airman Mailander is a assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley C. Church)

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