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Ospreys deploy to Africa

An Airman from the 1st Special Operations Helicopter Maintenance Squadron works atop a CV-22 Osprey under the hot African sun in Bamako, Mali. Four CV-22s were operationally deployed for the first time to support Flintlock 09, a training exercise in the trans-Saharan area of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Lauren Johnson)

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'Now that is some camera'

Iraqi children gather around Staff Sgt. David Bertles as he documents cordon and knock operations Nov. 30 in Afak, Iraq. The sergeant is assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eric Harris)

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Help is here!

Tech. Sgt. Tracy Fletcher, a Joint Task Force-Bravo emergency medical technician, secures a mother and her 7-month-old baby in the seat of a Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Nov. 27 near Las Tablas, Panama. They and others were being evacuated to safety and to get medical treatment after flooding in the village. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Candace Park)

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A wounded warrior heads home

Airmen carefully lower a patient from an ambulance Nov. 27 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Patients are loaded onto aircraft before being aeromedically evacuated out of Iraq. In 2008, more than 7,500 patients have been transported from the contingency aeromedical staging facility in 650 missions. (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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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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Kandahar team provides ammunition to win the fight

Staff Sgt. Aaron Ciccocioppo inspects a guided bomb unit-12 laser-guided bomb Oct. 27 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Sergeant Ciccocioppo is assigned to the 451st Air Expeditionary Group Logistics Flight-Ammo and deployed from Langley Air Force Base, Va. He hails from Lancaster, Pa. (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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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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Dec. 2 airpower summary: F-16s provide top cover

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft returns to the fight after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission over Iraq. The F-16, with its high maneuverability, provides top cover for coalition forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

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CV-22s complete first operational deployment

An Airman from the 1st Special Operations Helicopter Maintenance Squadron works atop a CV-22 Osprey under the African sun in Bamako, Mali. The CV-22s conducted their first operational deployment as part of Exercise Flintlock, a training designed build capacity among Trans-Saharan nations so that they may more effectively address issues which threaten peace, stability and security. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Lauren Johnson)

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CV-22s complete first operational deployment

A Malian boy stops to watch incoming CV-22 Ospreys carrying Malian and Senegalese troops during an exercise near Bamako, Mali. U.S. Special Operations forces the worked with African and European partner nations in the effort to build bonds of trust and confidence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Bryan Purtell)

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CV-22s complete first operational deployment

Senegalese soldiers exit an Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22 Osprey during mission rehearsals as part of Exercise Flintlock Nov. 16 in Bamako, Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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CV-22s complete first operational deployment

A Malian soldier takes a defensive position while an Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22 Osprey departs a landing zone as part of a drill for Exercise Flintlock in Bamako, Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Airman saves lives 1 frequency at a time

Master Sgt. John Blackburn uses a spectrum analyzer to test electronic warfare systems in convoy vehicles Nov. 13 at Ali Base, Iraq. Sergeant Blackburn is filling a joint source solution tasking as an electronic warfare officer. He is assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Support Squadron and attached to the Army's 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. He is deployed from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Francesca Popp)

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Airman saves lives 1 frequency at a time

Master Sgt. John Blackburn uses a spectrum analyzer to ensure the electronic warfare systems in each vehicle is working properly Nov. 13 at Ali Base, Iraq. Sergeant Blackburn is filling a joint source solution tasking as an electronic warfare officer. He is assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Support Squadron and attached to the Army's 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. He is deployed from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Francesca Popp)

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Warrior care

Senior Airman Samantha Brunner helps rack a patient onto a C-17 Globemaster Nov. 27 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Litter-bound patients are carefully secured onto the aircraft before flight. Airman Brunner, an aerospace medical service journeyman with the 332nd Expeditionary Aerospace Medical Squadron and native of Washington, Pa., is deployed from the 911th Airlift Wing at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

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Warrior care

Senior Airman Samantha Brunner helps lower a patient from the ambulance bus to volunteers and medical staff Nov. 27 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Litter-bound patients and critical care air transport patients are carefully loaded onto aircraft before being aeromedically evacuated out of Iraq. In 2008, more than 7,500 patients have been transported from the CASF in 650 missions. Airman Brunner, an aerospace medical service journeyman with the 332nd Expeditionary Aerospace Medical Squadron and native of Washington, Pa., is deployed from the 911th Airlift Wing at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

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Warrior care

An ambulance bus from the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility prepares to unload ambulatory and litter-bound patients onto a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 27 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. In 2008, more than 7,500 patients have been transported from the CASF in 650 missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

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Warrior care

Senior Airman Samantha Brunner flushes air out of intravenous tubing Nov. 27 at the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility on Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Occlusions, or air bubbles, can enter a patient's vein and cause cardiac arrest. Airman Brunner, an aerospace medical service journeyman with the 332nd Expeditionary Aerospace Medical Squadron and native of Washington, Pa., is deployed from the 911th Airlift Wing at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa. Her hometown is Washington, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

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