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Sand fly man

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Capt. Keith Blout, an entomologist, from the School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks City-Base, Texas, is deployed to the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group. He is sorting sand flies and mosquitoes from a collection of insects gathered in insect light traps set here. Additionally, samples from throughout the region are sent to him for analysis to identify DNA of the parasites which cause cutaneous leishmaniasis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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Two generations, one similar mission

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Master Sgt. Lawrence Bakula (left) and his son, Army Pfc. James Bakula, reunite here briefly. Sergeant Bakula is the superintendent of the command post, and Private Bakula is deployed with the 66th Transportation Company. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Susan A. Romano)

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F-117 first strike

An F-117 Nighthawk from the 8th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron lands at an airfield in the Arabian Gulf region after completing the opening air-strike mission of Operation Iraqi Freedom on March 20, 2003. The stealth fighter was one of two F-117s that each struck a command bunker with two 2,000-pound bombs in the early morning. Cruise-missile attacks and the start of massive air operations with thousands of sorties a day followed this opening strike. By May 2, major combat was over and the stabilization phase of the operation began. (Department of Defense photo/Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode)

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Keeping watch

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Controllers in the Combined Air Operations Center at an air base on the Arabian Peninsula monitor the status of ongoing missions supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The CAOC was the nerve center for all U.S. Central Command air operations when the first air strike occurred early March 20, 2003. Cruise-missile attacks and the start of massive air operations with thousands of sorties a day followed this opening strike. By May 2, major combat was over and the stabilization phase of the operation began. (Photo by Ministry of Defence-Royal Air Force Sgt. Gareth Davies)

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We've got mail!

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Troy Goercke, a postal worker, helps sort packages on one of four pallets delivered here March 15. Several volunteers turned out at the base post office to help unload the very large shipment of mail. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith)

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From children for children

AL ANWAR, Iraq -- Maj. Keith Peloquin hands out school supplies to children here. The supplies were provided by a school in Tampa, Fla., through fund-raising events by the children. Major Peloquin is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Wing at Balad Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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Spring cleaning

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Master Sgt. Richard Blume sprays compressed air on an automated weather station to remove dust from the equipment. Sergeant Blume is the base's weather flight superintendent and is deployed here from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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From dusk till dawn

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Dustin Treadwell waits by for his convoy to depart March 8. Airman Treadwell is deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James C. Dillard)

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Packing out

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Timothy Abiera tightens down baggage on a pallet before it is loaded onto an aircraft March 10. Air transportation Airmen have been moving people in and out of the base as the Air Force's air and space expeditionary force rotation hits full swing. Airman Abiera is an air transportation journeyman deployed here from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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'Win the Peace' coalition delivers hope for future

NASIRIYA, Iraq -- Children from a local school select their backpacks donated by 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen. More than 200 backpacks filled with school supplies and hygiene products were donated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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'Win the Peace' coalition delivers hope for future

NASIRIYA, Iraq -- A school boy selects a backpack donated by 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen. More than 200 backpacks filled with school supplies and hygiene products were donated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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'Win the Peace' coalition delivers hope for future

NASIRIYA, Iraq -- A school girl holds open a backpack recently delivered to her and more than 200 schoolmates by 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen. The backpacks were filled with school supplies and hygiene products. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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'Win the Peace' coalition delivers hope for future

NASIRIYA, Iraq -- Students from a local school open their backpacks recently donated by 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen. More than 200 backpacks filled with school supplies and hygiene products were donated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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Daddy's home

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman 1st Class Ryan Bryson picks up his daughter, Annika, for the first time in four months. Airman Bryson returned from Iraq on March 6 where he supported Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is assigned to the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lanie McNeal)

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Daddy's home

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman 1st Class Ryan Bryson hugs his son, Chad, for the first time in four months. Airman Bryson returned from Iraq on March 6. He is assigned to the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lanie McNeal)

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The best of care

ABOARD A C-141 STARLIFTER -- Col. (Dr.) Charles Meyer checks the medical charts of a wounded servicemember being transported from Iraq to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. Dr. Meyer heads a Critical Care Aeromedical Transport Team, which also includes a nurse and a respiratory technician. They are Guard and Reserve members assigned to the 791st Expeditionary Aeromedical Squadron, based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The critical-care teams have special training in managing patients in less-than-ideal patient-care environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Keith Reed)

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Airmen learn convoy skills

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. David Voltz (left) speaks with John Fracassini, an instructor with Military Professional Resources Inc., after a convoy live-fire exercise. The exercise was designed to teach transportation Airman how to fire on hostile forces, while continuing to travel through the "kill zone." Sergeant Voltz was acting as the serial commander for the exercise. He is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James C. DIllard)

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Airmen learn convoy skills

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A transportation Airman lies "wounded" on the ground during a convoy exercise. The exercise is designed to teach Airmen traveling in a convoy how to react if a truck is disabled and casualties are sustained. Once a defensive ring is set up around the wounded and the disabled vehicle, the wounded are medically evacuated from a nearby landing zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James C. Dillard)

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Checking for NBC

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. William Hall fills out an evidence bag during a biological identification training exercise here March 1. Sergeant Hall is a readiness journeyman deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy, and one of seven Airmen here trained to detect nuclear, biological and chemical agents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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Checking for NBC

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- A biological detection kit is used to identify a training agent against the top eight biological threats in the region. Two pink lines would indicate a positive identification, one a negative. The test takes about 15 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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