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Working with Iraqis

CAMP SATHER, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Larry Bowman monitors Iraqi sanitation workers here. He is an escort with the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. Escorts work together with the Iraqis to make sure discarded military equipment or sensitive material is not inadvertently taken off the camp. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean E. Cobb)

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Hangin' traps

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Chuck Gumbus hangs an insect trap on a tree here. The trap is used to catch sand flies. Airmen have set more than 20 traps on the installation and have caught and examined more than 500 sand flies to see if they are carrying parasites that cause diseases. Sergeant Gumbus is assigned to the 4077th Expeditionary Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo By Tech. Sgt. Carrie Bernard)

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Dozing on the job

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Ronald Sellers moves dirt with a bulldozer here. He is assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree N. Palacios)

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Breaker, breaker

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Salamasina Nickel gives radio clearance for traffic crossing the taxiway here April 28. Airman Nickel is an air traffic controller deployed with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Barrier build

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Kristyn Reeves levels dirt in an expandable barrier at the communications compound here April 27. The barriers are being put up around the compound for protection against an enemy attack. Airman Reeves is assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith)

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Future sidewalk

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Justin Sande (left) and Senior Airman Michael Espinoza carry a piece of what will become a wooden sidewalk at the communications compound here April 27. Sergeant Sande and Airman Espinosa are assigned to the 506th Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith)

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Airmen keep water flowing

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Senior Airman James Delongchamp repairs a broken faucet in a Camp Sather shower tent. He is assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron here. Airmen from the 447th ECES utilities shop scour Baghdad International Airport facilities five to six times daily looking for equipment needing repair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean E. Cobb)

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Airmen keep water flowing

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Brent Blankenship fills a water reservoir while Master Sgt. Bill Kopfman runs the pump on a portable water tanker. Both Airmen are assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean E. Cobb)

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Clearing the land

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Casey Harrell ensures the area is clear of innocent civilians before calling for an air strike here April 26. Airman Harrell is a tactical air control party Airman assigned to the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Aaron Allmon II)

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On patrol

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Scott McDaniel patrols an area here April 26. He is a tactical air control party Airman from the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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On patrol

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Master Sgt. Tim Tyvan patrols an area here April 26. He is a tactical air control party Airman from the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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On patrol

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Master Sgt. Tim Tyvan and Army 1st Lt. Josh Walter patrol an area here April 26. Sergeant Tyvan is a tactical air control party Airman from the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron, and Lieutenant Walter is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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Preparing for worst-case scenario

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Senior Airman Aaron Sanders teaches a survival course to maintainers here. Airman Sanders travels throughout the area to train aircrews and other Airmen who fly frequently in the theater. He is a survival specialist deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Suzanne Ovel)

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Preparing for worst-case scenario

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Airman 1st Class David Thoresen reviews the operation procedures for a survival radio. Airman Thoreson and his fellow KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew members were attending a class on survival techniques and threats specific to the area. Airman Thoresen is a boom operator with the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Suzanne Ovel)

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Loader guy

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Mark Dacanay operates a K-loader while fellow aerial transportation operations center Airmen load a pallet for transport here April 26. Airman Dacanay is an aerial transportation operations center Airman with the 407th Operations Support Squadron. ATOC Airmen are resposible for loading, unloading and preparing aircraft for flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina M. Rumsey)

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Guard in Iraq

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- A crew chief with the Michigan Air National Guard's 107th Fighter Squadron conducts random maintenance on a F-16 Fighting Falcon here April 21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Glenn Wilkewitz)

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Combat controllers key in war on terror

BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq -- A combat controller escorts the first civilian aircraft to land on the commercial runway here April 24, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Combat controllers key in war on terror

BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq -- Two combat controllers inspect a building for a weapons cache. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Moving day

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airmen from the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's fire department here move a tent to a freshly poured concrete pad. As part of an ongoing fire department upgrade, seven pads were poured to improve Airmen's living quarters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carrie Bernard)

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At your service

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Steven Drew, a chaplain assistant, prepares for a service at the chapel here. The assistants prepare the chapel for services, are liaisons for the chaplains and provide force protection for them. Airman Drew is assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, and he is deployed from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jon Hanson)

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