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Waiting for daylight

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A C-5 Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., sits on the ramp at Baghdad International Airport. The aircraft, which carries more cargo than any other in the Department of Defense, is in Baghdad to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. S.K. Nielsen)

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Inspection

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Airmen completed a major inspection recently on a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules. The inspection marked the first time a deployed aircraft has undergone an isochronal inspection here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Diane Stinett)

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Big boys

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Two airmen review a mission in the shade under the wing of a C-5 Galaxy sitting on the runway at Baghdad International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jeremy Morris)

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Galaxy bound for Iceland

LUNGI, Sierra Leone -- A C-5 Galaxy, with the 301st Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., departs for Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, carrying 398th Air Expeditionary Group personnel and equipment that have been supporting efforts in Liberia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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Front end

LUNGI, Sierra Leone -- An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter with the 56th Rescue Squadron, Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, is loaded onto a C-5 Galaxy from the 301st Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The 398th Air Expeditionary Group is currently in Sierra Leone and Senegal to support efforts in Liberia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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Sentry

MONROVIA, Liberia -- Staff Sgt. Ben Burk guards a C-130 Hercules at Roberts International Airport here Aug. 26. Burk is with the 398th Air Expeditionary Group in Senegal and deployed from Sembach Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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Hercules in Africa

DAKAR, Senegal -- Senior Airman Brandon Hashida waits to guide in a C-130 Hercules as it taxis after landing here. Hashida is deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany to the 398th Air Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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Moving a mountain

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., moves up the taxiway as another begins its climb over the mountains surrounding this base. Airlift serves a vital role in ongoing operations in this landlocked country, bringing critical supplies and equipment to coalition forces supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dave Honchul)

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Scrub-a-dub-dub

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Senior Airman Lewis Ensor rinses a C-130 Hercules with fresh water at a forward-deployed location Aug. 15. Fresh water rinses off the effects of flying over salt water, preventing aircraft corrosion. Ensor is assigned to the 321st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer C. Wallis)

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Smile for the camera

NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, Nev. -- Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon (right), a photographer from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, documents an aerial refueling mission during Desert Rescue XI, Aug. 13. The joint-service combat search and rescue training exercise simulates downed aircrew behind enemy lines and allows airmen to practice rescue-related missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed)

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Gas on the go

NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, Nev. -- An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 41st Rescue Squadron moves into position behind an HC-130N from the 71st Rescue Squadron for an aerial refueling mission on Aug. 13. Both units are from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., participating in Desert Rescue XI. The joint-service combat search and rescue training exercise simulates downed aircrew behind enemy lines and allows airmen to practice rescue-related missions. They also experiment with new techniques in realistic scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed)

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Desert Rescue XI

NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, Nev. -- Air Force pararescuemen parachute from an HC-130 here during Desert Rescue XI on Aug. 11. The airmen are assigned to the 347th Rescue Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The joint-service combat search and rescue training exercise simulates downed aircrew behind enemy lines and allows airmen to practice rescue-related missions. They also experiment with new techniques in realistic scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron D. Allmon II)

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Stand ready

NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, Nev. -- An Air Force pararescueman prepares to parachute out of an HC-130 here during Desert Rescue XI on Aug. 11. The airman is assigned to the 347th Rescue Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The joint-service combat search and rescue training exercise simulates downed aircrew behind enemy lines and allows airmen to practice rescue-related missions. They also experiment with new techniques in realistic scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron D. Allmon II)

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Desert Rescue XI

NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, Nev. -- An HC 130 from the 71st Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., drops pararescuemen and equipment Aug. 11 during a joint-service combat search and rescue exercise here. Desert Rescue XI is a training exercise that simulates downed aircrew behind enemy lines and allows airmen to practice rescue-related missions. They also experiment with new techniques in realistic scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)

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Bennett

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Second Lt. Jerry Bennett, a former enlisted weather forecasting instructor here, has returned to the base for C-21 flight training with the 45th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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A gallon or so low

LUNGI, Sierra Leone -- An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter prepares for aerial refueling from an Air Force MC-130P Combat Shadow after a evacuation mission into the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, on July 28. The 398th Air Expeditionary Group is currently in Sierra Leone to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the humanitarian assistance survey team and the fleet antiterrorism security team in Liberia. The HH-60G is from the 56th Rescue Squadron at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, and the MC-130P is from the 352nd Special Operations Group at Royal Air Force Mildenhall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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More support in Liberia

LUNGI, Sierra Leone -- An Air Force MC-130P Combat Shadow lands here with supplies and people headed for the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia on July 28. The aircraft is assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Group at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The 398th Air Expeditionary Group is here to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the humanitarian assistance survey team and the fleet antiterrorism security team in Liberia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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Training Globemasters

OVER SOUTH CAROLINA -- Six C-17 Globemaster IIIs participate in a training airdrop formation July 27. In all, nine C-17s from the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., took part. The scheduled airdrop took place over North Field, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne Jenkins)

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Training Globemasters

OVER SOUTH CAROLINA -- Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs participate in a training airdrop formation July 27. In all, nine C-17s from the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., took part. The scheduled airdrop took place over North Field, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne Jenkins)

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Daybreak in Africa

LUNGI, Sierra Leone -- Airmen unload an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from a C-5 Galaxy after arriving here July 13 from Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. They are providing recovery and emergency evacuation support for the humanitarian assistance survey team in Liberia. The HH-60G is deployed from the 56th Rescue Squadron at Keflavik, and the C-5 is from the 301st Airlift Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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