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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Shaun Loeffler hooks up a hydraulic test stand to an A-10 Thunderbolt II here. The stand is used to check the aircraft's flight control system. Sergeant Loeffler is crew chief assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is deployed from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Szczechowski)

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Triple nickel fighter refuels

OVER IRAQ - Preparing to refuel, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, settles into position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Triple nickel falcon

OVER IRAQ - After refueling, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, peels away from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Before 'Falcons' fly

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Davy Ferguson connects his headset to a direct communication line with an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot. He was preparing to launch the aircraft on an Operation Iraqi Freedom mission from a forward-deployed location. Airman Ferguson is a crew chief assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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A final look

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 379th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at a forward-deployed location is guided in after completing a mission supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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A final look

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airmen 1st Class Larry Sheeley (left) and Ashley Freeman cheer as an F-15E Strike Eagle takes off at a forward-deployed location. Both Airmen are armament specialists assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. They are deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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A final look

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Jarek Rostkowski talks with an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot while weapons specialists perform a final inspection before takeoff. Airman Rostkowski is a crew chief with the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location. He is deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Keeping refuelers in air

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Lacey Fontenot talks on her headset with other aircraft maintainers while preparing to launch a KC-10 Extender. She is an aerospace propulsion journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Angela Smith)

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Keeping refuelers in air

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Michael Shirey places landing gear downlock pins on a KC-10 Extender aircraft. He is assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Angela Smith)

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Freedom falcon

OVER IRAQ -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies through the sky here April 28 on a mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The F-16 is assigned to the Michigan Air National Guard's 107th Fighter Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Glenn Wilkewitz)

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Freedom falcon

OVER IRAQ -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies through the sky here April 28 on a mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The F-16 is assigned to the Michigan Air National Guard's 107th Fighter Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Glenn Wilkewitz)

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Fueling up an Eagle

OVER IRAQ -- An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 494th Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during a combat sortie supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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Preparing to strike

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Col. James Brown receives in-flight publications from Senior Airman Jarek Rostkowski at a forward-deployed location. Colonel Brown is the 379th Expeditionary Operations Group commander. Airman Rostkowski is assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and is deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Demetrius Lester)

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Preparing to strike

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Robert Gunter marshals an F-15E Strike Eagle at a forward-deployed location. Sergeant Gunter is assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and is deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Demetrius Lester)

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Loader guy

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Mark Dacanay operates a K-loader while fellow aerial transportation operations center Airmen load a pallet for transport here April 26. Airman Dacanay is an aerial transportation operations center Airman with the 407th Operations Support Squadron. ATOC Airmen are resposible for loading, unloading and preparing aircraft for flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina M. Rumsey)

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Combat controllers key in war on terror

BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq -- A combat controller escorts the first civilian aircraft to land on the commercial runway here April 24, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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One billionth

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker on April 21 following an aerial refueling. The F-16 received the 1 billionth pound of fuel from Combined Forces Air Component Command refuelers since Jan. 30, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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One billionth

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, banks right after refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker on April 21 following an aerial refueling. The F-16 received the 1 billionth pound of fuel from Combined Forces Air Component Command refuelers since Jan. 30, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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One billionth

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, flies away from a KC-135 Stratotanker on April 21 following an aerial refueling. The F-16 received the 1 billionth pound of fuel from Combined Forces Air Component Command refuelers since Jan. 30, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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Equipment check

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Kimberly Roberti secures a system-pressure meter on an aircraft air-conditioning unit. Airman Roberti is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. She is deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. The squadron's aerospace ground equipment Airmen service, repair and inspect up to 300 pieces of equipment daily. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Blauser)

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