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Reflecting back

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Col. Michael Sumida stands in front of a C-130 Hercules on the flightline here. The colonel was a C-130 navigator on the attempted mission to rescue hostages during the Iranian hostage crisis in 1980. April 24 and 25 mark the 24th anniversary of the attempt. He is the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander. (Courtesy photo)

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Deployment Return

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Aaron Merrill anxiously waits to see his step father who is returning home from a 13-month deployment here March 25. Aaron's step father is a reservist with the U.S. Army's 257th Transportation Company in Las Vegas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel DeCook)

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Pilots of the Tuskegee Airmen

1940's -- Pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group, "Tuskegee Airmen," the elite, all-African American 332nd Fighter Group at Ramitelli, Italy., from left to right, Lt. Dempsey W. Morgran, Lt. Carroll S. Woods, Lt. Robert H. Nelron, Jr., Capt. Andrew D. Turner, and Lt. Clarence P. Lester. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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The New Nickel

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Susan Gamble is one of 24 artists selected to submit designs for a new nickel, the first change to the coin in 66 years. Mrs. Gamble works at a drafting table at home here after doing initial design work on her computer. She is the wife of Col. Michael Gamble, the 72nd Air Base Wing Mission Support Group commander here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Margo Wright)

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Racing through the skies

LAS VEGAS -- The No. 21 Motorcraft Air Force NASCAR team watches as the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly over the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7 to start the 2004 UAW Daimler Chrysler 400 Nextel Cup Race. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

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Kirstie Alley 'cheers' for McConnell

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Capt. Robert Gomez gives Golden Globe-winning actress Kirstie Alley a tour of the KC-135 Stratotanker maintenance hangar. Ms. Alley visited here March 8 to show her support for the troops. Captain Gomez is assigned to the 22nd Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harold Barnes III)

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Catching the perfect storm

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Edward Aspera Jr. takes storm photos like this one of violent lightning. He has been chasing storms since 1986 when he served in the Marine Corps, and he is now an audiovisual specialist with the 78th Air Base Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Edward Aspera Jr.)

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Catching the perfect storm

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. -- Edward Aspera Jr. waits for the perfect opportunity to take a picture of a storm. He has been chasing storms since 1986 when he served in the Marine Corps, and he is now an audiovisual specialist with the 78th Air Base Wing at nearby Robins Air Force Base. (Courtesy photo)

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Brothers in arms

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Chief Master Sgt. Evan Godwin (left) and his twin brother, Ivan, share a moment before Ivan's chief master sergeant induction ceremony here. Evan is a weapons chief with the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, and Ivan is the fire chief with the 27th Civil Engineer Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Kujawski)

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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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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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Mural unveiled at CENTCOM

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Artist Stewart Wavell-Smith shows Army Gen. John P. Abizaid, U.S. Central Command commander, some of the images portrayed in the 8-foot-tall by 28-foot-long Enduring Freedom Mural that inspired him while he spent time in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. The Enduring Freedom Mural was unveiled at the U.S. CENTCOM headquarters here Jan. 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Erin Dorrance)

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Enduring Freedom Mural

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Artist Stewart Wavell-Smith was inspired to paint this 8-foot-tall by 28-foot-long mural to honor fallen servicemembers, portray the complex role of the U.S. military and to raise money through donations for the surviving spouses and children of fallen servicemembers. The Enduring Freedom Mural was unveiled at the U.S. Central Command headquarters here Jan. 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Erin Dorrance)

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Knockout

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- James Johnson works out at an Air Force Boxing Team practice here Jan. 27. Johnson, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, took home the title in the 165-pound weight class at the 2004 Everlast U.S. Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo., recently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rita Boland)

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Bo knows Super Bowl parties

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Joseph Bowling (right) gets his football signed by former professional football and baseball player Bo Jackson at a forward-deployed location Feb. 1. Mr. Jackson traveled to Southwest Asia with 200,000 pounds of chicken wings, meatballs and his signature "Bo Burgers" to help the troops celebrate Super Bowl Sunday. Airman Bowling is assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James C. Dillard)

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Casino king

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. Thomas Shircel of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing stands over one of the casino tables he helped build for the recreation center at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James C. Dillard)

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General James

Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. in front of his F-4C Phantom in Thailand during the Vietnam War.

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Smoldering control

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Jason Kirkpatrick, a contractor with the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, ensures the prescribed burn is under control here. The purpose of the prescribed burn was to reduce the possible dangers that a wildfire can produce. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Randy Redman)

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Honoring America's veterans

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- (Left to right) Airman 1st Class William Jannisch, Staff Sgt. Cassie Letendre, Airman 1st Class Jason Ventura and Senior Airman James Butler conduct a retreat ceremony honoring American veterans. The ceremony was on the roof of a Soviet-built aircraft control tower here Nov. 11. The airmen are assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. Jannisch and Letendre are deployed from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.; Ventura is deployed from Cannon AFB, N.M.; and Butler is deployed from Minot AFB, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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Boxing

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airman 1st Class Robert Luna (right) lands a punch on Senior Airman Richard Mora during a light-welterweight bout in the 2004 Air Force Boxing Championships here Nov. 7. Luna is assigned to the 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Mora is assigned to the 552nd Consolidated Maintenance Squadron at Tinker AFB, Okla. Luna won the match. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan Boedeker)

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