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Fuel quality

Staff Sgt. Ronald Gasper pours fuel through a filter membrane into a beaker as part of a bottle method test Dec. 8 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The filter membrane is weighed before and after a bottle method test; the differences in weight will show the amount of impurities in the fuel. The weekly bottle method test is used to test the fuel truck's filter separator and how well it is screening impurities from the fuel. Sergeant Gasper is a fuels lab technician assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and deployed from Scott Air Force Base, Ill. He is a native of Omaha, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Fuel quality

Staff Sgt. Ronald Gasper examines a hose and stopper used for filling a bottle with JP-8 fuel so he can perform a bottle method test of the fuel Dec. 8 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The bottle method test is used to test a fuel truck's filter separator and measures the amount of impurities in the fuel. Sergeant Gasper is a fuels lab technician assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and deployed from Scott Air Force Base, Ill. He is a native of Omaha, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Fuel quality

Staff Sgt. Ronald Gasper fills a bottle with JP-8 fuel to perform a bottle method test Dec. 8 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The bottle method test is used to test a fuel truck's filter separator and measures the amount of impurities in the fuel. Sergeant Gasper is a fuels lab technician assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and deployed from Scott Air Force Base, Ill. He is a native of Omaha, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Fuel quality

Staff Sgt. Ronald Gasper prepares a fuel sample, so he can perform a flash point test Dec. 8 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The flash point test is used to determine the temperature at which the fuel will ignite. Sergeant Gasper is a fuels lab technician assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and deployed from Scott Air Force Base, Ill. He is a native of Omaha, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Explosive pros clear hazards, keep locals safe

Staff Sgt. David Barrett (rear) and Staff Sgt. Brenden McAvey set up a detonation site outside the wire at an air base in Southwest Asia. Airmen in the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight have safely cleared almost 1,000 unexploded ordnance devices during their six-month deployment here. Sergeants Barrett and McAvey are 386th ECS Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Suzanne VanderWeyst)

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Egyptians learn airpower

Egyptian medical personnel tour an F-15E Strike Eagle at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 29. The Egyptians wanted to learn about the fighter aircraft from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing and their role in Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa

Tech. Sgt. Keith Hackney and Army Sgt. Joshua Sheptock perform a joint inspection Dec. 6 at an air base in Southwest Asia to ensure a container delivery system was rigged correctly so it can be used to drop supplies in the area of responsibility. Sergeant Hackney is a C-17 Globemaster III joint airdrop inspector and is assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. Sergeant Sheptock is a parachute rigger assigned to the 824th Riggers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa

Army Sgt. Joshua Sheptock shows Tech. Sgt. Keith Hackney pertinent information inside of a parachute log book Dec. 6 at an air base in Southwest Asia. This joint inspection was performed to ensure the container delivery system was rigged correctly so it can be used to drop supplies in the area of responsibility. Sergeant Hackney is a C-17 Globemaster III joint airdrop inspector and is assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. Sergeant Sheptock is a parachute rigger assigned to the 824th Riggers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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Sather Airmen work late to feed the force

Airman 1st Class Justin Harris serves sandwiches and other snacks to servicemembers awaiting flights at Sather Air Base, Iraq. Airman Harris is a food services journeyman assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron and is deployed from the 100th Force Support Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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Iraqi medics complete aeromedical evacuation course

Maj. Bonnie Bosler shows an Iraqi air force medic how to secure a litter for transport in a C-130 Hercules aircraft at New Al-Muthana Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 3. Iraqi airmen attended a 12-day aeromedical evacuation basics course that covered reconfiguring a cargo aircraft into a medical patient aircraft, creating a load plan of patients and coordinating with ground support to load patients. Major Bosler is a flight nurse instructor from the 332nd Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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Airmen provide FAST coverage

Senior Airman Michelle Kendall scans the area while providing ground security for a 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules Nov. 22 at a remote location in Iraq. Airman Kendall is a member of a 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Fly Away Security Team. She is deployed from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and her hometown is Houston, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Airmen provide FAST coverage

Senior Airman Rosie Munoz scans the area for threats while a 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules unloads cargo Nov. 22 at a remote location in Iraq. Airman Munoz is a member of a 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Fly Away Security Team. She grew up in Seoul, South Korea, and calls El Paso, Texas, home. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Airmen provide FAST coverage

Senior Airman Rosie Munoz scans the area for threats while a 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules unloads cargo Nov. 22 at a remote location in Iraq. Airman Munoz is a member of a 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Fly Away Security Team. She grew up in Seoul, South Korea, and calls El Paso, Texas, home. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Airmen provide FAST coverage

Senior Airman Michelle Kendall scans the area while providing ground security for a 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules Nov. 22 at a remote location in Iraq. Airman Kendall is a member of a 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Fly Away Security Team. She is deployed from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and her hometown is Houston, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Airmen provide FAST coverage

Senior Airman Rosie Munoz, prepares to egress a 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules while Airman 1st Class Nicholas Camino prepares a pallet of gear for offloading Nov. 22 at a remote location in Iraq. Airman Munoz is a member of a 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Fly Away Security Team. She is deployed from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and calls El Paso, Texas, home. Airman Camino is a 777th EAS loadmaster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Airmen provide FAST coverage

Senior Airmen Rosie Munoz (left) and Michelle Kendall exit to provide ground security for a 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules Nov. 22 at a remote location in Iraq. Airmen Munoz and Kendall are Fly Away Security Team members with the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. These Airmen make up the only all-female 332nd ESFS FAST, stationed at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Airman Kendall is a native of Houston, Pa. Airman Munoz calls El Paso, Texas, home. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Keeping the lines of communication open

Senior Airman David Kimbrough and Tech. Sgt. Josh Wedin, with the 332nd Expeditionary Communications Squadron, inspect communications wiring beneath an aircraft shelter Nov. 25 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Airman Kimbrough is deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., and Sergeant Wedin, from Keesler AFB, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

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The mission must go on

Airman 1st Class Joshua Toth, a heavy equipment operator with the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, smoothes wet concrete on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Airman Toth is from Clayton, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Kandahar team provides ammunition to win the fight

Staff Sgt. Jared Wood and Master Sgt. James Bradley inspect joint programmable fuzes Oct. 27 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Part of their role is to perform operation and function checks to ensure bombs and missiles will detonate when they are supposed to. They are assigned to the 451st Air Expeditionary Group Logistics Flight-Ammo. Sergeant Wood is deployed from Langley Air Force Base, Va., and Sergeant Bradley is deployed from Minot AFB, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Kandahar team provides ammunition to win the fight

Airmen of the 451st Air Expeditionary Group Logistics Flight-Ammo checks guided bomb unit-12 laser-guided bombs Oct. 27 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The three-man team frequently handles munitions separately, but some tasks require all three Airmen to work together to get the job done. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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