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Rescue squad brings experience to Cooperative Key

PLOVDIV, Bulgaria -- An HH-60G Pave Hawk returns from flying a mission during exercise Cooperation Key 05. About 50 56th Rescue Squadron Airmen from Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, are here for the multinational exercise designed to enhance the interoperability of NATO and partner nation air forces through cooperation and familiarization of the organization's procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

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Rescue squad brings experience to Cooperative Key

PLOVDIV, Bulgaria -- Senior Airman Kristopher Abel uses a wind indicator to gauge the weather for a landing site for two other pararescuemen. He is one of about 50 56th Rescue Squadron Airmen from Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, who are here for exercise Cooperative Key 05. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

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Rescue squad brings experience to Cooperative Key

PLOVDIV, Bulgaria -- Senior Airman Kristopher Abel sets up a radio while preparing a landing site for two other pararescuemen. He is one of about 50 56th Rescue Squadron Airmen from Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, who are here for exercise Cooperative Key 05. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

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PLOVDIV, Bulgaria -- Capt. Matt Schexnyder briefs two crews before performing a parajump mission. He is one of about 50 56th Rescue Squadron Airmen from Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, who are here for exercise Cooperative Key 05. He is an HH-60G Pave Hawk instructor pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

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Little deployer

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Donti White, 4, is checked for hazardous materials with a chemical agent monitor by Airman 1st Class Amber Scott, during a "Kids Understanding Deployment Operations" event here. The event was held to give military children and spouses a firsthand experience of what their loved ones go through during deployments. Airman Scott is a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron readiness specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allen Puckett)

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Kirkuk firefighters train Iraqis

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Norman Harrington shows an Iraqi firefighter how to remove his mask during. Firefighters with the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron train oil pipeline protection personnel in first aid, cardio pulmonary resuscitation and basic firefighting skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J. LaVoie)

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Kirkuk firefighters train Iraqis

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- A firefighter with the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron leads three Iraqi firefighters into a Conex here designed for training. The Iraqis attended three days of training that culminates in putting out an actual fire. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Cooperative Key 05 kicks off

PLOVDIV, Bulgaria -- Airmen with the 401st Expeditionary Group stand at attention during opening ceremonies at exercise Cooperative Key 05 here. The exercise is a multinational exercise designed to enhance the interoperability of NATO and partner nation air forces through cooperation and familiarization of the organization's procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

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Low crawl

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Staff Sgts. Robert Hansen and Jason Banda low crawl with a patient as blank rounds are fired at them as part of a self-aid and buddy care competition Aug. 25. This competition is designed to simulate first aid during wartime conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Logan Tuttle)

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Detector

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Senior Airman Gregory Talley uses a Vallon metal detector to search for mines or any other ordnance at a simulated weapons cache during readiness training recently. Airman Talley is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 7th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan A. Summers)

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Flameout

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Airman 1st Class Carlos Torres extinguishes fire in the room of a burn house training facility during an exercise that simulates a burning home. The fire department here conducts live fire training about once a week in a controlled area. Airman Torres is a firefighter with the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Miranda Moorer)

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Dragging along

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Roy Dalton trains for a dummy-drag event by pulling a 185-pound dummy 100 feet. The dummy drag is the fifth of five events which comprise the firefighter combat challenge here, and simulates real-world tasks of firefighting in a timed competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. John Ross)

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Dragging along

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Staff Sgt. Daniel Arnes trains for a hose-drag event by pulling a fire hose 75 feet before spraying a target with it. The hose drag is the fourth of five events which comprise the firefighter combat challenge here, and simulates real-world tasks of firefighting in a timed competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. John Ross)

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Lining up, moving out

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Staff Sgt. Amanda Mocanu assists Senior Airman Andrew Hernandez with his gas mask fit test as part of his predeployment processing. About 1,500 Airmen here are deploying worldwide to support the war on terrorism. Sergeant Mocanu is assigned to the 355th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, and Airman Hernandez is assigned to the 355th Component Maintenance Squadron. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christina D. Ponte)

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Lining up, moving out

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman 1st Class Justin Brown scans a bag for one of about 1,500 Airmen as they process through the deployment line here in preparations for an upcoming air and space expeditionary cycle. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christina D. Ponte)

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NATO, USAFE vie during Excalibur bombing competition

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- A strafing target is hit by an F-15E Strike Eagle from the 492nd Fighter Squadron during the Excalibur exercise here Aug. 16. The Excalibur bombing competition was established to foster friendly relations between U.S. Air Forces in Europe and NATO, to increase esprit de corps among pilots and to show basic visual bombing skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Tolley)

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Trainees test backpack water pouches

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Trainee Latoya Warren drinks water from a canteen as Trainee Mike Thomas sips water from a tube leading to his backpack water pouch. They are in the third week of basic military training in the 322nd Training Squadron and are part of a yearlong study to determine which method of drinking water is more beneficial. (U.S. Air Force photo by James Coburn)

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Civil Engineers help bring light in the night

RED DEVIL, Alaska -- Tech. Sgt. Greg Eckroth aligns a light during installation of a portable runway lighting system Aug. 17. The deployment of the system was part of the Alaska Shield/Northern Edge 05 exercise. The runway lights will allow air transportation to and from the remote landlocked village during nighttime. Sergeant Eckroth is assigned to the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hight)

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Secured field

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Airborne operators secure a field while others search for explosive ordnance during an operational readiness inspection, Aug. 10. The operators are from the 823rd Red Horse Squadron at nearby Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andy M. Kin)

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To the rescue

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Sean Cole (foreground) and Tech. Sgt. Keith Hartman provide assistance to Tech. Sgt. Handel Stewart during a situational medical exercise here. During training, pararescuemen "treated" wounded "Soldiers" ambushed by enemy forces. The exercise is designed to test combat medical skills of the rescuers. The Airmen are assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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