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An F-16 Fighting Falcon waits to be disconnected from an emergency arresting barrier system cable after passing a certification test of the system March 16 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The cable system, which is used to bring fighter aircraft to a smooth halt during emergency landings, stretched out about 400 feet before the aircraft came to a complete stop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon waits to be disconnected from an emergency arresting barrier system cable after passing a certification test of the system March 16 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The system was installed by the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is used to bring fighter aircraft to a smooth halt during emergency landings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Airmen build legal complex at Camp Justice

Staff Sgt. Mike Hartman hammers forms in place for a concrete foundation March 13 at Camp Justice on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sergeant Hartman is a member of the 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, which broke ground on the complex Sept. 11, 2007, to construct the Expeditionary Legal Complex. Joint Task Force Guantanamo personnel conduct safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Shanita K. Simmons)

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Airmen build legal complex at Camp Justice

Senior Airman Nick Skinner and Staff Sgt. John Heiser weld a detainee cell door March 13 at Camp Justice on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Both are members of the 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, which broke ground on the complex Sept. 11, 2007, to construct the Expeditionary Legal Complex. Joint Task Force Guantanamo personnel conduct safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Shanita K. Simmons)

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Marines move through Manas Air Base

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit load three AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III March 16 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. The Marines are headed downrange to Afghanistan as part of the troop plus-up authorized by the president in January. The Marines will be a part of the NATO-International Security Assistance Force, conducting operations to extend the authority of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/Lt. Col. Adriane Craig)

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Marines move through Manas Air Base

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit load three AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III March 16 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. The Marines are headed downrange to Afghanistan as part of the troop plus-up authorized by the president in January. The Marines will be a part of the NATO-International Security Assistance Force, conducting operations to extend the authority of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tabitha Kuykendall)

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Marines move through Manas Air Base

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit load three AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III March 16 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. The Marines are headed downrange to Afghanistan as part of the troop plus-up authorized by the president in January. The Marines will be a part of the NATO-International Security Assistance Force, conducting operations to extend the authority of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tabitha Kuykendall)

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Marines move through Manas Air Base

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit load three AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III March 16 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. The Marines are headed downrange to Afghanistan as part of the troop plus-up authorized by the president in January. The Marines will be a part of the NATO-International Security Assistance Force, conducting operations to extend the authority of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tabitha Kuykendall)

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Marines move through Manas Air Base

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit load three AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III March 16 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. The Marines are headed downrange to Afghanistan as part of the troop plus-up authorized by the president in January. The Marines will be a part of the NATO-International Security Assistance Force, conducting operations to extend the authority of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/Lt. Col. Adriane Craig)

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Marines move through Manas Air Base

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit load three AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III March 16 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. The Marines are headed downrange to Afghanistan as part of the troop plus-up authorized by the president in January. The Marines will be a part of the NATO-International Security Assistance Force, conducting operations to extend the authority of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tabitha Kuykendall)

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Medal of Honor recipients visit Manas Air Base

Medal of Honor recipients retired Army Col. Robert L. Howard and retired Marine Capt. John J. McGinty III visit Army Private Andrew Knar March 15 at the hospital at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. The Medal of Honor recipients spoke at several local engagements on their stop at Manas AB before touring other locations in the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility. Both received their medals from actions taken during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tabitha Kuykendall)

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Medal of Honor recipients visit Manas Air Base

Medal of Honor recipients retired Army Col. Robert L. Howard and retired Marine Capt. John J. McGinty III share their experiences with Top 3 Council members March 15 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Both recipients received their medals from actions taken during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tabitha Kuykendall)

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Medal of Honor recipients visit Manas Air Base

Medal of Honor recipient retired Army Col. Robert L. Howard visits with Soilders March 15 who are transiting through Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Colonel Howard received his medal from actions taken during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tabitha Kuykendall)

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All-female crew completes inflight refueling over Iraq

Maj. Leslie Picht gives the thumbs up to 1st Lt. Cindy Dawson during pre-flight checks March 17 at a Southwest Asia air base. Major Picht was part of a three-woman crew who flew a nighttime air refueling sortie over Iraq March 17-18 in commemoration of National Women's History Month. Major Picht is a KC-135 Stratotanker commander deployed with the 340th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Lieutenant Dawson is a 340th EARS co-pilot deployed to Southwest Asia from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Carolyn Viss)

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Medal of Honor recipients visit Manas Air Base

Medal of Honor recipient retired Marine Capt. John J. McGinty III visits with Marines March 15 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Captain McGinty received his medal from actions taken during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tabitha Kuykendall)

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Medal of Honor recipients visit Manas Air Base

Master Sgt. Kent Klotz admires a Medal of Honor belonging to one of two visiting Medal of Honor recipients, retired Army Col. Robert L. Howard and retired Marine Capt. John J. McGinty III, who shared their experiences with Top 3 Council members March 15 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Both recipients received their medals from actions taken during the Vietnam War. Sergeant Klotz is with the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Squadron. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tabitha Kuykendall)

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All-female crew completes inflight refueling over Iraq

Senior Airman Killian Lange prepares to refuel an A-6 and two Navy F-18 Hornets March 18 over Iraq. Airman Killian was part of an all-female aircrew during the flight, which commemorated the role of women in the Air Force as part of National Women's History Month. She is a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator and deployed from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Carolyn Viss)

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Medal of Honor recipients visit Manas Air Base

Medal of Honor Recipients, retired Army Col. Robert L. Howard and retired Marine Capt. John J. McGinty III, share their experiences with Top 3 Council members March 15 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Both recipients received their medals from actions taken during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tabitha Kuykendall)

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185 feet up in the air and only one way down

Staff Sgt. Grant Gimpel rappels from the roof of the Baghdad International Airport air traffic control tower during a training event March 3 at Sather Air Base, Iraq. The training is necessary in case controllers working in the 185-foot tower need to escape during an emergency. Sergeant Gimpel is a firefighter with the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Team effort keeps Balad water supply safe

Staff Sgt. Gary Messer takes a sample of tap water for testing from the Air Force Theater Hospital March 13 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The bioenvironmental personnel take random samples of water from many sources all over base daily to ensure its quality and safeness. Sergeant Messer, a 332nd Expeditionary Aerospace Medical Squadron bioenvironmental engineer, is deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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