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Airman helps save boy in Africa

Dr. Pat Bankahat , documents Alex Vadis Teye's medical records Feb. 22 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana, Africa. Alex, 9, visited the hospital to accept a donation from Armed Forces servicemembers in response to his parents' plea for help to pay for the boy's surgery. Alex suffers from hydrocephalus, a common birth defect which causes an excess of water in the brain. Dr. Bankahat is the head of neurosurgery at the hospital. Staff Sgt. Hodonou Motepke, a U.S. Air Force heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician, and native African, initiated a drive to raise the money to pay for Alex's surgery. This is Sergeant Motepke's first trip back to Africa in 10 years. The U.S. military presence in Ghana is in support of U.S. President George Bush's visits to the continent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)

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Airman helps save boy in Africa

Alex Vadis Teye, 9, admires the money donated by American military members in Africa to pay for surgery he needs. Alex visited the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana, Africa, Feb. 22 to accept the donation that came in response to his parents' plea for help. Alex suffers from hydrocephalus, a common birth defect which causes an excess of water in the brain. The U.S. military presence in Ghana is in support of President George Bush's visits to the continent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)

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Airman helps saves boy in Africa

Air Force Staff Sgt. Hodonou Motepke (front), a heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician, and native African, embraces his older brother, Clement Motepke, Feb. 21, as they greet one another for the first time in a decade. This is Sergeant Motepke's first trip back to Africa since he left in 1998. The U.S. military presence in Ghana is in support of U.S. President George Bush's visits to the continent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)

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Airman helps shape future Afghan firefighters

Afghan National Army Air Corps Joint Fire Academy commandant, Master Sgt. Mike Marascia, shakes hand with ANAAC fire chief, Maj. Razuddin after a successful exercise. The ANAAC firefighters extinguished a fire in a abandoned building. Sergeant Marascia is a fire protection mentor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Airman helps shape future Afghan firefighters

Afghan National Army Air Corps firefighters train on driving the Osh Kosh fire truck on the flightline at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistran. The ANAAC received seven of the fire trucks recently, which will be distributed to several bases around Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Airman helps shape future Afghan firefighters

Master Sgt. Mike Marascia gives a briefing prior to an exercise at the Joint Fire Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, recently. Sergeant Marascia is the fire protection mentor to the Afghan National Army Air Corps. Sergeant Marascia is the Joint Fire Academy commandant and is deployed from Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Airman helps shape future Afghan firefighters

Airmen from the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing douse a fire on a helicopter during an open house at the Afghan Joint Fire Academy. The open house showcased training exercises used at the academy to members of the wing and highlighted progress made by the Afghan firefighters during the past nine months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Airman instructs Kabul's first POL course

Master Sgt. Tracy Wolfe teaches his students about the single point nozzle Aug. 6 in Kabul, Afghanistan. He taught subjects including information safety, vehicle inspection, facility inspection, forms and fueling operations through two blocks of instruction over a 33-day period. Sergeant Wolfe instructed Kabul's first Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants course. Sergeant Wolfe is a fuels complex instructor assigned to the 364th Training Squadron fuels complex instructor. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Airman keeps Air Force structures intact

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Sheri Wilson replaces a cracked support bracket on a KC-135 Stratotanker. She is an aircraft structural maintenance journeyman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron and deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colette Bennett)

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Airman keeps Air Force structures intact

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Sheri Wilson bends metal for an aircraft repair job at a forward-deployed location here recently. She is an aircraft structural maintenance journeyman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron and deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colette Bennett)

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Airman keeps vehicles movin' four decades in the making

Technical Sgt. Miguel Casarez checks the winch on a five-ton wrecker for proper operation Oct. 4 at Ali Base, Iraq. This vehicle is primairly used to tow or pull out stuck or broken down heavy vehicles. Sergeant Casarez is a member of theTexas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing's Logistics Readiness Squadron deployed to the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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Airman keeps vehicles movin' four decades in the making

Technical Sgt. Miguel Casarez checks the oil of a government-owned vehicle Oct. 4 at Ali Base, Iraq. Sergeant Casarez is a member of theTexas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing's Logistics Readiness Squadron deployed to the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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Airman Manual saves life

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Maj. (Dr.) Crystine Lee checks the status of Staff Sgt. Stephen Jones' leg at the hospital here. Had Sergeant Jones not taken his Self Aid and Buddy Care training seriously, he may not have survived. Major Lee is deployed here from Travis AFB, Calif. and Sergeant Jones is deployed here from Cannon AFB, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cassandra Locke)

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Airman Manual saves life

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Maj. (Dr.) Crystine Lee and her team perform surgery on Staff Sgt. Stephen Jones leg. The sergeant developed Necrotizing Fasciitis, also known as flesh eating bacteria. This type of infection is fatal if not treated immediately and because of Sergeant Jones' pre deployment training, he knew to seek help. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Sara Lanin)

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Airman participates in Marine Corps martial arts program

Airman 1st Class Joseph Cawood executes the final phase of a martial arts maneuver on Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Scrivner as Marine Staff Sgt. Jody Armentrout (behind) watches Dec. 22 at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. Airman Cawood is participating with Marines in the sustainment course for green belts during the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. In order to receive their green belts, students will train and practice more than 128 hours. Airman Cawood, a Buxton, Maine, native, is an aerospace ground equipment technician for the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and Lance Cpl. Scrivner, a Midland, Texas, native, is a ground support equipment technician for the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464. Staff Sgt. Armentrout, a Cedar Park, Texas, native, is the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26 staff NCO in charge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente)

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Airman presented Purple Heart

WASHINGTON -- Tech. Sgt. Jamie Dana was presented the Purple Heart on July 22 by (from right) Michael L. Dominguez, acting secretary of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray, as her husband, Mike, stands by. Sergeant Dana was wounded when an improvised explosive device struck the Humvee she was riding in Southwest Asia. She is a military working dog handler with the 21st Security Forces Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mickey Sanborn)

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Airman provides direct air support for Army battlespace

Senior Airman Andrew Young takes a break after coordinating air surveillance with an F-16 Fighting Falcon in June at Albu Ghrar, Iraq. Officials from the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, captured three suspected terrorists while searching for a high-value individual in the village that day. Airman Young, a joint terminal attack controller embedded with the 2-320th, coordinates close-air-support missions daily to protect Soldiers and Airmen working in and around Joint Base Balad, Iraq. He is a native of State College, Pa., and is deployed to the 1st Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron from Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Airman puts sencond language in use

BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Eyal Filkovsky translated for 447th Expeditionary Medical Squadron physicians Jan. 3, when three Bulgarian soldiers were injured when a suicide bomber drove a fuel truck into a building. Airman Filkovsky is assigned to the 447th Air Expeditionary Group here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Levi Collins)

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Airman receives Purple Heart

WASHINGTON -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray (center) watches Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper present his coin to Airman 1st Class Scott Palomino. General Jumper also presented him with a Purple Heart and an Air Force Commendation Medal at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on April 20. Airman Palomino is a surveillance technician from the 603rd Air Control Squadron based at Aviano Air Base, Italy. He was wounded April 10 when a mortar round exploded in his tent at Balad AB, Iraq. As a result of the wound, Airman Palomino's leg had to be amputated below the knee. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

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Airman receives support through letters

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Michelle Smith displays her many letters, cards and pictures mailed to her by various supporters. She is the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 386the Expeditionary Medical Group's bioenvironmental engineering office at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Diaz)

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