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Santa's helpers

Members of the the 914th Airlift Wing participate in the annual Operation Toy Drop Dec. 10, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Operation Toy Drop is a week-long project where Fort Bragg's paratroopers donate toys to be distributed to local children in need. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joseph McKee)

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Saying goodbye

An Airman with the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron holds his wife and daughter before deploying Sept. 19, 2011, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Hunter Brady)

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Screaming Falcon

Maj. Aaron Jelinek demonstrates the turning performance of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Aug. 14, 2011, at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., during the Boston-Portsmouth Air Show. Jelinek is the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird's lead solo pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry Reid Jr.)

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Secretary of Defense

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks Oct. 11, 2011, during an event hosted by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

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Seeing double

Members of the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds execute opposing solos while demonstrating the calypso pass Nov. 12, 2011, during the 2011 Aviation Nation Nellis Open House at Nellis Air Force, Base, Nev. The Nellis Open House is an opportunity for the Las Vegas community to view aerial demonstrations and static displays of various military aircraft. The open house is also the final air show of the year for the Thunderbirds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt.Kevin Gruenwald)

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Shined up

Staff Sgt. Tacota LeMuel wipes down an Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon during the Cleveland National Air Show Sept. 5, 2011, at the Cleveland Hopkins Airport . LeMuel is the Thunderbird 7 dedicated crew chief. (Defense Department photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Shutter Training

Airman Basic Stephanie Ashley takes a photograph during a field training exercise on Fort George G. Meade, Md. The two-day exercise allows military photography students of the Defense Information School there the opportunity to practice combat photography. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Scalf)

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Skyward bound

A KC-10 Extender takes off Nov. 18, 2011, from the Europe. The KC-10, from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., was assigned to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing to provide air refueling assets to NATO during Operation Unified Protector. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Andra Higgs)

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Smooth Operator

Master Sgt. Edgar Rodriguez shaves Aug. 16, 2011, at Townsend Range in Brunswick, Ga., before a land navigation patrol with his students during a three-day field exercise. Rodriguez is a joint terminal attack controller instructor assigned to the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron in Oklahoma City. (U.S. Air Force photo/MSgt. Jeremy T. Lock)

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Snow day

Airmen remove snow and ice from a C-17 Globemaster III March 25, 2013, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Three to five inches of snow fell at Andrews, marking the first major snowstorm of the year in the area. The C-17 is assigned to assigned to Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

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Snowed in

As of a result of winter storm "Nemo", 20 inches of snow covered Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, Mass., between Feb. 8 and Feb. 10, 2013. Massachusetts declared a state of emergency and Gov. Duvall Patrick initiated the first driving ban since the blizzard of 1978. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kelly Galloway)

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Soaring through the sky

An F-22 Raptor flies over the Tularosa Basin Sept. 28 2011, during an air-to-air combat mission. The Raptor is assigned to 7th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman John D. Strong II)

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Special Tactics students take pre-scuba class

Special Tactics Training Squadron students swim the length of the pool with their hands and feet bound during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, staying afloat without their arms and hands, and using snorkeling gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Special Tactics students take pre-scuba class

Special Tactics Training Squadron students line up during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, staying afloat without their arms and hands, and using snorkeling gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Spotter

Tech. Sgt. David Johnson (foreground) signals Airman 1st Class Rachel Rodgers to back up an R-11 fuel truck Dec. 7, 2011, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The 2nd LRS petroleum, oil and lubrication flight manages and distributes fuel for all aircraft and government vehicles on base. Johnson is a 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief and Rodgers is a 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuel distribution operator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)

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Stop on red

Maj. Matthew McGuinness pops a flare to signal an HH-60G Pave Hawk where to land during Exercise Cope Angel 12 Dec. 5, 2011, in Okinawa, Japan. The 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons paired up with partners from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force during Cope Angel to train on water and land rescue and triage tactics. McGuiness is the 31st Rescue Squadron director of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)

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Supplying the force

Supplies are air dropped Nov. 26, 2011, into Afghanistan. Supplies were frequently air dropped at remote locations to sustain forward operating bases, combat outposts and the service members living at those locations. (Defense Department photo/Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)

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Take down

An Airman shoulder throws a Marine during Marine Corps Martial Arts training Aug. 30, 2011, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. By combining combat techniques with endurance training, the service members improve their physical fitness and gain more experience of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Chandler)

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Take it away, boys!

Staff Sgt. Ian Zerby recovers an aircraft part during a recovery and clean-up operation Nov. 9, 2011, in the Nevada Test and Training Range. An F-15 crashed Oct. 24, 2011, northwest of Alamo, Nev. Zerby is assigned to the 820th RED HORSE Squadron airborne flight at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes)

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Talk it over

Senior Airman David Cummings talks to an Afghan boy outside of a hospital during a dismounted patrol Nov. 21, 2011, in Shah Joy, Afghanistan. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul went to the hospital to conduct a key leader engagement. Cummings is a PRT Zabul medic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)

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