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Stratofortress maintenance

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Airman 1st Class Tarmarcus Spencer drains oil from a B-52H Stratofortress bomber engine during a maintenance inspection here Dec. 2. Airman Tarmarcus is assigned to the 2nd Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael A. Kaplan)

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Stratofortress maintenance

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Airman Gregory Panelli checks a B-52H Stratofortress throttle cable during a maintenance inspection here Dec. 2. Airman Panelli is assigned to the 2nd Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael A. Kaplan)

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Getting ready for QA

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman 1st Class Joel Thill checks for foreign objects, debris, and any missing items before a quality assurance inspection here recently. Airman Thill is an F-16 crew chief assigned to the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Miller)

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Getting ready for QA

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman 1st Class Joel Thill checks for foreign objects, debris, and any missing items before a quality assurance inspection here recently. Airman Thill is an F-16 crew chief assigned to the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Miller)

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Getting ready for QA

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman Paul Lessard (foreground) and Airman 1st Class Barry Thomas check for any damaged or missing clamps before a quality assurance inspection here recently. Both Airmen are F-16 crew chiefs assigned to the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Miller)

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Getting ready for QA

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman Paul Lessard checks for any damaged or missing clamps before a quality assurance inspection here recently. Airman Lessard is an F-16 crew chief assigned to the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Miller)

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It's all good

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Tech. Sgt. Dave Burts supervises an operations check on the rear flight controls of a KC-135 Stratotanker before takeoff here recently. Sergeant Burts is a crew chief assigned to the Washington Air National Guard's 141st Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Air Guard retraces first flight to South Pole

OVER ANTARCTICA -- Maj. Mark Doll, a pilot with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, looks out the window of an LC-130 Hercules over the area of Antarctica where Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd established the Little America campsite 75 years ago. The edge of the Ross Ice Shelf and the sea ice in the area where Admiral Byrd established Little America broke off and floated away years ago. Major Doll and his crew took the long way to the pole to retrace the route of the first South Pole flight by Admiral Byrd. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Guard retraces first flight to South Pole

OVER ANTARCTICA -- Maj. Mark Doll, a pilot with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, looks out the window of an LC-130 Hercules over the area of Antarctica where Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd established the Little America campsite 75 years ago. The edge of the Ross Ice Shelf and the sea ice in the area where Admiral Byrd established Little America broke off and floated away years ago. Major Doll and his crew took the long way to the pole to retrace the route of the first South Pole flight by Admiral Byrd. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Guard retraces first flight to South Pole

MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica -- Master Sgt. Carmello Modesto loads equipment sleds destined for the U.S. Antarctic Program's South Pole research station into the back of an LC-130 Hercules here. The cargo plane, from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, took the long way to the pole to retrace the route of the first South Pole flight by Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd 75 years ago. (Courtesy photo)

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Looks good from here

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman David Rogers conducts an end-of-runway inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during exercise Keen Sword 2005 here recently. Airman Rogers is a weapons load crew member assigned to the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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On the prowl

BIGGS ARMY AIR FIELD, Texas - A C-130 Hercules taxis to the runway during a Composite Force Operations exercise here Nov. 18. The exercise uses a realistic scenario requiring students from the USAF Mobility Weapons School at Fort Dix, N.J., to plan and execute airdrop, air land and air refueling operations. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins)

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Magnificent

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Airman 1st Class Michael Walters uses a magnetic particle machine here Nov. 18 to magnetize aircraft parts to detect defects under florescent lighting. Airman Walters is assigned to the 31st Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scherrie K. Gates)

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Start your engines

BIGGS ARMY AIR FIELD, Texas -- Senior Airman David Lynch waits for an engine start on a C-17 Globemaster III during a Composite Force Operations exercise here recently. Airman Lynch is assigned to the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins)

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Fighting Falcons at Keen Sword

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from here recently while participating in Exercise Keen Sword 2005. Keen Sword exercise is a joint, bilateral defense exercise with U.S. Forces in Japan and the Japanese Self -Defense Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Bagram Airmen build bombs for better tomorrow

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman Alton Bearden inspects rocket motor igniters for holes in the aluminum foil covering. Sometimes they get punctured during handling. The active-duty 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Ammunitions Unit conventional maintenance crewmember is deployed to Afghanistan from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Bagram Airmen build bombs for better tomorrow

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. Daniel Hamilton inspects rocket fins to ensure they will open correctly when needed. The conventional munitions crewmember is an Air Force reservist deployed to Afghanistan from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Bagram Airmen build bombs for better tomorrow

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. Daniel Hamilton works at retracting the fins on a guided bomb. Sergeant Hamilton is an Air Force reservist deployed to Afghanistan from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. He is a conventional munitions crewmember assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ammunitions unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Adios Unitas

PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay -- Tech. Sgt. Mike Biseinere prepares to work on the cargo compartment air conditioning system of an MC-130P Combat Shadow here for Unitas 2004. The exercise, which ended Nov. 17, is the largest and longest-held naval exercise in the Americas. Sergeant Biseinere is assigned to the 5th Special Operations Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

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Adios Unitas

PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay -- Master Sgt. Rodney Drake (left) and Tech. Sgt. Carl Pizzo inspect the cargo door ramp of their MC-130P Combat Shadow after a flight from here for Unitas 2004. The exercise, which ended Nov. 17, is the largest and longest-held naval exercise in the Americas. The Airmen are assigned to the 719th Maintenance Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

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