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Sky patrol

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Capt. Matt Johnson taxis out to fly a combat air patrol mission from here July 1. Pilots patrolled the sky over the Washington, D.C., area providing presidential support during the Fourth of July weekend. Captain Johnson is an F-15 Eagle pilot with the 94th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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F-16 maintainers make sure curtain gets raised

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airmen with the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here prepare to move an F-16 Fighting Falcon in preparation for a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tim Beckham)

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F-16 maintainers make sure curtain gets raised

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Brad Smith conducts a final inspection on hook lever bolts along the sides of an F-16 Fighting Falcon cockpit. If a pilot must eject, the bolts break off, releasing the canopy. Sergeant Smith is the 510th Aircraft Maintenance Unit's aircrew egress supervisor here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tim Beckham)

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F-16 maintainers make sure curtain gets raised

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. James Lucas and Senior Airman Justin Foulsham install a liquid oxygen converter on an F-16 Fighting Falcon here. They are aircraft maintainers with the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tim Beckham)

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Combat airdrop

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Kyle Gurnon secures a container delivery system bundle to the aircraft locks in a C-130J Hercules recently. The first-ever combat airdrops for the new J-model transport, twelve bundles were dropped in support of an Army air assistance request for troop re-supply and civic assistance in the vicinity of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Sergeant Gurnon is a loadmaster with the Rhode Island Air National Guard's 143rd Air Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree Hayden)

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C-130J conducts first-ever combat airdrop

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. Sean Ballard watches as a container delivery system bundle rolls out of the back of a C-130J Hercules June 30. This mission was the first-ever combat airdrop for the new J-model transport. Sergeant Ballard is a loadmaster with the Rhode Island Air National Guard's 143rd Air Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree Hayden)

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Airmen get ACCES to better communication

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Hendrick Ruck demonstrates the wear of the attenuating customized communications earpiece system while sitting the cockpit of one of Langley's new F/A-22 Raptors. Mr. Ruck is director of the Air Force Research Laboratory's research team from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman DeLicha E. Germany)

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Clean Spirit

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam-- Senior Airman Bryan Taggard removes carbon scoring during an inspection on a B-2 Spirit here June 30. He is a maintenance craftsman with the 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Close inspection

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Airman 1st Class Sean Ingalls inspects an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine part here June 22. He is a hydraulic systems journeyman with the 31st Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scherrie K. Gates)

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Hush, hush

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Staff Sgt. David Stabbins watches a C-130 Hercules engine during an engine test in the hush house here. The hush house was originally made for conducting engine tests for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The 86th Maintenance Squadron's propulsion flight is a centralized intermediate repair facility making it the focal point for any C-130 engines needing repairs in Europe or for operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Hush, hush

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Senior Airman Amanda Shetley talks to the noncommissioned officer in charge of the hush house here as Staff Sgt. David Stabbins listens in before a C-130 Hercules engine test. The hush house was originally made for conducting engine tests for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The 86th Maintenance Squadron's propulsion flight is a centralized intermediate repair facility making it the focal point for any C-130 engines needing repairs in Europe or for operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Hush, hush

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Senior Airman Jake Rutherford inspects the rear section of the hush house here. The hush house was originally made for conducting engine tests for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. It is now used for C-130 Hercules engine repair. The 86th Maintenance Squadron's propulsion flight is a centralized intermediate repair facility making it the focal point for any C-130 engines needing repairs in Europe or for operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Hush, hush

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Senior Airman Amanda Shetley prepares a C-130 Hercules engine for an operations test in the hush house here. The hush house was originally made for conducting engine tests for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The 86th Maintenance Squadron's propulsion flight is a centralized intermediate repair facility making it the focal point for any C-130 engines needing repairs in Europe or for operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Hush, hush

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- This hush house, used for C-130 Hercules engine repair, was originally made for conducting engine tests for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The 86th Maintenance Squadron's propulsion flight is a centralized intermediate repair facility making it the focal point for any C-130 engines needing repairs in Europe or for operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Humvee delivery

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Thomas Miller (front) helps unload armored Humvees from a C-130 Hercules. The Humvees will be delivered to U.S. ground forces in Iraq. Airman Miller is a loadmaster with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Humvee delivery

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Joseph Stuart tightens chains attached to armored Humvees being loaded onto a C-130 Hercules headed for U.S. ground forces in Iraq. Sergeant Stuart is a loadmaster with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Humvee delivery

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Joseph Stuart measures the distance between two armored Humvees being loaded onto a C-130 Hercules headed for U.S. ground forces in Iraq. Sergeant Stuart is a loadmaster with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Female fighters display 'lethal, effective force'

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Capt. Gina Jennings prepares to fly an F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 79th Fighter Squadron. She is assigned to the 20th Operations Support Squadron here and is deployed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Susan Penning)

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Battery check

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Chad Bowen inspects a C-17 Globemaster III's batteries for corrosion. He is an electro and environmental technician who maintains cryogenic and compressed gas units. Technicians here repair life raft inflation devices, small gas oxygen cylinders and batteries. Airman Bowen is assigned to the 374th Maintenance Squadron's accessories flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Battery check

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Chad Bowen inspects a C-17 Globemaster III's batteries for corrosion. He is an electro and environmental technician who maintains cryogenic and compressed gas units. Technicians here repair life raft inflation devices, small gas oxygen cylinders and batteries. Airman Bowen is assigned to the 374th Maintenance Squadron's accessories flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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