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Loadmasters: night life of C-130 mission hackers

Staff Sgt. Tommy Greeness (left to right in flightsuits), Master Sgt. Larry Lambert and Airman 1st Class Zachary Kelhi are briefed by an Airman from the air terminal at Balad Air Base, Iraq, about the type of cargo they would be taking to Baghdad International Airport. The three loadmasters from the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron must configure the cargo area of their C-130 Hercules based on the size, amount and type of cargo to be carried. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Teresa Sullivan)

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Loadmasters: night life of C-130 mission hackers

Airman 1st Class Zachary Kelhi calculates weights and balances of cargo to be loaded onto his C-130 Hercules for a flight from Balad Air Base, Iraq, to Baghdad International Airport. Airman Kelhi is a loadmaster with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Teresa Sullivan)

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Loadmasters: night life of C-130 mission hackers

Staff Sgt. Tommy Greeness prepares his safety equipment prior to a low-level airdrop over Basra, Iraq. The purpose of the airdrop was to spread leaflets over the battlefield below, sending a strong message to enemy insurgents discouraging acts of violence. Sergeant Greeness is a C-130 Hercules loadmaster with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Teresa Sullivan)

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Loadmasters: night life of C-130 mission hackers

Airman 1st Class Zachary Kelhi (kneeling) and Staff Sgt. Tommy Greeness watch the sun rise over Baghdad International Airport after a long night of delivering cargo and making airdrops over Iraq. This was the last stop on their mission prior to flying back to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing home base in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Teresa Sullivan)

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Bringing the heat: Expeditionary Airmen build bombs for the 379th

Staff Sgts. Michael Maranda (left) and Duane Edington inspect assembled guided bomb unit-31s. The sergeants are with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's ammo flight at a deployed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Teresa Sullivan)

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Expeditionary Airmen build bombs

Senior Airman John Neufield (left to right), Airman 1st Class Stephen Price and Airman 1st Class Carl Flores install the fins on a guided bomb unit-31. The Airmen are with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's ammo flight at a deployed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Teresa Sullivan)

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Expeditionary Airmen build bombs

Senior Airman John Neufield torques a fuze-retaining ring on a bomb. Airman Neufeld is with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's ammo flight at a deployed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Teresa Sullivan)

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Expeditionary Airmen build bombs

Staff Sgt. Donald Buono fuzes a guided bomb unit-31. Sergeant Buono is with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's ammo flight at a deployed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Teresa Sullivan)

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Rock band reaches out to Djiboutian villages

(From left) Tech. Sgt. Shonda Winkler, Senior Master Sgt. Mark Bruehl, Capt. Jeffery Matthews and Senior Master Sgt. John Cornachionne, members of the U.S. Central Command Air Forces band "Thunder Roll," play to a crowd in the village of Hol Hol, Djibouti, during their Africa tour. Thunder Roll tours approximately 80 days out of the year to expeditionary locations around the world. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Brandon McCarty)

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Rock band reaches out to Djiboutian villages

The U.S. Central Command Air Forces band "Thunder Roll" plays to a crowd of servicemembers at Camp Lemonier Aug. 10 during their Africa tour. Thunder Roll tours approximately 80 days out of the year to expeditionary locations around the world. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Brandon McCarty)

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Rock band reaches out to Djiboutian villages

U.S. Central Command Air Forces band members Tech. Sgt. Shonda Winkler and Staff Sgt. James Doyle of "Thunder Roll" play to a crowd of Djiboutians Aug. 10 in the village of Danerjog during their Africa tour. Thunder Roll tours approximately 80 days out of the year to expeditionary locations around the world. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Brandon McCarty)

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Rock band reaches out to Djiboutian villages

Master Sgt. August Wenck and Staff Sgt. Randy Roberson play to a crowd of Djiboutians Aug. 10 in the village of Danerjog during their Africa tour. The NCOs are members of the U.S. Central Command Air Forces band, "Thunder Roll." The band tours approximately 80 days a year to worldwide expeditionary locations. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Brandon McCarty)

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Balad F-16s destroy terrorist training camp

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons go through arming before heading out on a combat mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom July 22 at the end of runway at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The two F-16s are deployed from the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing at the Tulsa International Airport. F-16s from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing destroyed an al-Qaida training camp southwest of Baghdad July 21. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Olufemi A. Owolabi)

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Balad F-16s destroy terrorist training camp

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for a combat mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom July 22 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The two F-16s are deployed from the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing at the Tulsa International Airport. F-16s from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing destroyed an al-Qaida training camp southwest of Baghdad July 21. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Olufemi A. Owolabi)

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Exercise tests fast-response unit's capabilities

Army Reserve Soldiers from the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion's Bravo Company at Upland, Calif., load a C-130 Hercules June 2 in preparation for an airdrop in support of the weeklong exercise Operation Hydra. Operation Hydra provides realistic training scenarios, exercising the 615th Contingency Response Wing's ability to conduct expeditionary mobility operations at three locations. The wing is practicing its "open an air base" concept while maintaining command and control of in-theater operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sarayuth Pinthong)

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Exercise tests fast-response unit's capabilities

Air Force members jump from a C-130 Hercules June 2 during an airdrop in support of the weeklong exercise Operation Hydra. The Airmen consist of firefighters from the 99th Civil Engineering Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., explosive ordinance disposal members from the 1st Civil Engineering Squadron at Langley AFB, Va., and members from the 823rd Red Horse Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Operation Hydra provides realistic training scenarios, exercising the 615th Contingency Response Wing's ability to conduct expeditionary mobility operations at three locations. The wing is practicing its "open an air base" concept while maintaining command and control of in-theater operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sarayuth Pinthong)

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Reserve, Guard leaders speak at AFA convention

Units like the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia are composed of active duty Airmen as well as Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve servicemembers. The Reserve and Air Guard top leaders briefed attendees at the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference Sept. 27 on importance of the total force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Hansen)

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Supplies bound for Cyprus

Senior Airman Donnie McCorkle guides a loaded forklift off the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III in Cyprus on July 22. C-17 crews from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron are filling their cabins with pallets of supplies such as water, Meals, Ready to Eat and cots for the American citizens leaving Lebanon. This C-17 transported 17 pallets, about 64,000 pounds, of cargo to Cyprus on this mission. Airman McCorkle is a loadmaster with the 816th EAS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

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Supplies bound for Cyprus

First Lt. Kyle Hamilton pushes a pallet of water into place as the crew loads the plane in Southwest Asia before departing for Cyprus on July 22. C-17 Globemaster III crews from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron are filling their cabins with pallets of supplies such as water, Meals, Ready to Eat and cots for the American citizens leaving Lebanon. This C-17 transported 17 pallets, about 64,000 pounds, of cargo to Cyprus on this mission. Lieutenant Hamilton is a co-pilot with the 816th EAS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

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Supplies bound for Cyprus

Pallets are loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III in Southwest Asia for transport to Cyprus on July 22. C-17 crews from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron are filling their cabins with pallets of supplies such as water, Meals, Ready to Eat and cots for the American citizens leaving Lebanon. This C-17 transported 17 pallets, about 64,000 pounds, of cargo to Cyprus on this mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

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