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OIF

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Romanuel Carter prepares to fill a generator with diesel fuel. The 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's fuels flight delivers to 42 routine fill points daily. Airman Carter is a fuels distribution operator deployed here from Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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Nothing but the taillights

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Luke Salkeld replaces a brake light on an R-11 refueling truck. The sergeant is the noncommissioned officer in charge of fuels preventive maintenance for the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's fuels flight. He is deployed here from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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OIF

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Kasey Saunders pours aviation fuel through a funnel to test the amount of solid matter in a fuel sample. Before fuel can be loaded onto an aircraft, it must be tested and have less than 2 milligrams per gallon of solid matter. Airman Saunders is deployed here from Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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Record keeping

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Joseph Salisbury (left) and Airman 1st Class Jason Campbell annotate the actions they took to correct aircraft maintenance discrepancies found on an F-15E Strike Eagle. Both airmen are crew chiefs with the 391st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nichole Adamowicz)

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Taking a breather

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Maj. Mark Mount relaxes while he breathes oxygen before his flight in a U-2 Dragon Lady at a forward deployed location. U-2 pilots must breathe pure oxygen for an hour prior to take off to reduce the amount of nitrogen in their blood stream. This astronaut-like flight suit is a requirement for the pilots because of the hazardous physiological regime of high altitude flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins)

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Cleaning up

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Edward Stottlmyer unloads munitions from a weapons cache during a massive clean-up of a rundown weapons storage area. Airman Stottlmyer is assigned to the 355th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's muntions flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eugene Ladoucer)

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Cleaning up

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- A firefighter initiates a controlled burn of a mountain of trash collected from areas throughout the weapons storage area. Members of the 355th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conducted a massive clean-up effort to make the area safe and functional. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eugene Ladoucer)

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When all else fails, egress prevails

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Jason Bowers (left) secures the seat rails of an ejection seat in an F-16 Fighting Falcon here while Airman 1st Class Anthony Allen calls out the steps in a technical order checklist. Egress system maintainers always work in pairs, with one person performing the work while the other reads the appropriate technical orders and checklists out loud. Both airmen are egress systems apprentices assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chawntain Young)

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When all else fails, egress prevails

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Jason Bowers resets the circuit breakers for an ejection seat in an F-16 Fighting Falcon here. Seat circuit breakers are pulled to restrict accidental activation of the seat actuator when the seat is raised for maintenance and prevent damage to the seat or other equipment. Airman Bowers is an egress systems apprentice assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chawntain Young)

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When all else fails, egress prevails

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Anthony Allen inspects the ballistic hose on the ejection seat of an F-16 Fighting Falcon here. The ballistic hose lines transfer explosive gas that detonates other components that help the seat eject. Airman Allen is an egress systems apprentice assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chawntain Young)

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Assisting the chaplain

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman Kevin Intemann, a chaplain assistant, prepares for a communion service. Chaplain assistants take care of office functions and the logistical needs of the chapel, so chaplains can concentrate on people in a deployed environment. Airman Intemann is assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lakisha Croley)

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Assisting the chaplain

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman Kevin Intemann, a chaplain assistant, sets up for a religious service. Chaplain assistants take care of office functions and the logistical needs of the chapel so chaplains can concentrate on people in a deployed environment. Airman Intemann is assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lakisha Croley)

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Assisting the chaplain

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Benjamin Trevino, a chaplain assistant, collects a donation for children in Iraq and Afghanistan from Staff Sgt. Jessica Jones. Chaplain assistants take care of office functions and the logistical needs of the chapel so chaplains can concentrate on people in a deployed environment. Both sergeants are assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lakisha Croley)

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Ka-boom!

AL FATHAH AIR FIELD, Iraq -- Heavy equipment is used to bury part of a 2-million-net-pound weapons cache before Army engineers and Air Force explosive ordnance disposal workers can begin detonation Feb. 5. Officials said this is the largest single weapons cache uncovered to date. Coalition forces believe burying the explosives before detonation will reduce the risk of fallout on nearby villages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe)

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Ka-boom!

AL FATHAH AIR FIELD, Iraq -- Explosions rock the ground here as Army engineers and Air Force explosive ordnance disposal workers detonate a weapons cache Feb. 5. An estimated 2 million net pounds of explosives were left at the air field by the old regime, making it the largest single weapons cache uncovered by the coalition to date. Workers are destroying an average of 100,000 pounds of weapons per day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe)

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A clean strut

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Joseph Salisbury cleans the main strut on an F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft at a forward-deployed location. His goal is to keep sand from entering the mechanical linkage and prevent landing-gear problems. Sergeant Salisbury is a crew chief with the 391st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nichole Adamowicz)

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Getting hitched

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Jeremy Randal secures an aircraft tow hitch to a U-2 Dragon Lady here Feb. 5. The U-2 is a high-altitude, multi-intelligence reconnaissance aircraft that can fly above 70,000 feet. The jet provides near-real-time imagery and signals intelligence to warfighters and national authorities. Sergeant Randal is a crew chief with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandi Branch)

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Getting hitched

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Hugh Butler waits after marshaling in a U-2 Dragon Lady returning from a flight supporting Operation Enduring Freedom on Feb. 5. The U-2 is a high-altitude, multi-intelligence reconnaissance aircraft that can fly above 70,000 feet. The jet provides near-real-time imagery and signals intelligence to warfighters and national authorities. Airman Butler is a crew chief with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandi Branch)

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Seeing eye to eye

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan (AFPN) -- Lt. Col. Franklin Malafarina gets up-close and personal during a military working dog training session with Gizmo, a military working dog here, Feb. 5. Working dogs here provide explosive detection support to protect all people and resources, and establish a force-protection presence that will halt or deter hostile action against coalition forces. Colonel Malafarina is the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing chief of staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Amy Asher)

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Desert Hawk

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Senior Airman David Tillery (left) and Tech. Sgt. Lloyd Joyner look over Desert Hawk after a mission. The 7-pound unmanned aerial vehicle allows security forces to see beyond a base's perimeters and provide accurate, real-time visual assessments of detected threats. Both airmen are assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and are deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. A.C. Eggman)

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