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Blazing

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Firefighters extinguish a fire during a training exercise at a forward-deployed location. Air Force firefighters provide a full range of fire and emergency services in peacetime and wartime. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Tolley)

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Blending in

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Staff Sgt. Larry Knoll, camouflaged in his Ghillie suit, blends into the surrounding countryside. Knoll is one of two close precision engagement marksmen with the 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He and his partner parachuted into Bashur Airfield, Iraq, during the height of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Although they didn't get called to seek out the enemy, they were always ready to engage in their craft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Keith Reed)

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Bless this route

KIRKUK, Iraq -- Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Hector Colon gives a blessing to Soldiers before they depart on a convoy to Tikrit. Chaplain Colon is deployed to the 506th Air Expeditionary Group here, from the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Lohr)

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Blood Supply

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- (From left) Staff Sgt. Scott Tone, 1st Lt. Sara Hatcher and Airman 1st Class Covito Redman are part of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group's blood transshipment center team. The team receives blood from the distribution center at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., and sends it anywhere in the theater of operations. The Airmen are deployed from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J.G. Buzanowski)

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Blood Supply

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- A member of the blood transshipment center staff takes a temperature reading of 6.5 degrees Celsius on a box of blood before it is stored. The temperature must remain between 1 and 10 degrees Celsius while it is being catalogued. When it is shipped, blood is packed in plastic foam and ice until it gets to the appropriate place, where it is then refrigerated until needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J.G. Buzanowski)

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Blood Supply

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- First Lt. Sara Hatcher monitors the temperature of a box of several bags of blood as it gets moved to a temporary storage refrigerator. Each box holds different blood types to ensure supplies are evenly distributed. The lieutenant is the chief of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group's blood transshipment center and is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J.G. Buzanowski)

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Blood Supply

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- Airman 1st Class Covito Redman scans a bag of blood here May 14. The Airmen in the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group's blood transshipment center can track blood from donor to recipient and everywhere in between because of accountability procedures. Airman Redman is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J.G. Buzanowski)

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Blowing in the wind

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- An Air Force flag in tent city here waves in the fierce winds of a sand storm recently. From mid-June to mid-September, base residents can experience a "shamal," a steady wind from the north and northwest. Dust storms accompany these winds and may rise to height of several thousand feet, causing hazardous flying conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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Blowing stuff up for safety's sake

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman David, whose last name is omitted for security reasons, times the detonation of unexploded ordnance. Airman David is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 455th Civil Engineer Flight here. He is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Blowing stuff up for safety's sake

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Michael, whose last name is omitted for security reasons, holds what is left of some unexploded ordnance. Sergeant Michael is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 455th Civil Engineer Flight here. He is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Blowing stuff up for safety's sake

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Christopher, whose last name is omitted for security reasons, places C-4 on unexploded ordnance. He is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 455th Civil Engineer Flight here. Airman Christopher is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Blowing up the spot

TIKRIT AIRFIELD, Iraq -- An explosive ordnance disposal Airman and a U.S. Army Soldier prepare a charge to detonate unexploded ordnance that was found here April 13. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Albert Eaddy)

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Blown

AL SHAHABI, Iraq -- A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal team blows up weapons and contraband that was found during Operation Cobra Strike. The operation was an Iraqi led mission to search for weapons and contraband in an area with suspected insurgent activity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Day)

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Blue Aces entertain deployed troops

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The nine-person Blue Aces, part of the Air Force's Heritage of America Band based at Langley Air Force Base, Va., performs at a forward-deployed location. They perform pieces from Top 40 to classic rock to country, and are scheduled to visit seven bases around U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility during their air and space expeditionary force deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colette Bennett)

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Blue Aces entertain deployed troops

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Jason Cale performs Matchbox 20's song "If You're Gone" at a forward-deployed location. He is the lead guitarist and vocalist of the nine-person Blue Aces, part of the Air Force's Heritage of America Band based at Langley Air Force Base, Va. They perform pieces from Top 40 to classic rock to country, and are scheduled to visit seven bases around U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility during their air and space expeditionary force deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colette Bennett)

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Blue Aces entertain deployed troops

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The horn section of the Blue Aces performs the Ray Charles song, "Shake Your Tail Feather" at a forward-deployed location. The nine-person group is part of the Air Force's Heritage of America Band based at Langley Air Force Base, Va. They perform pieces from Top 40 to classic rock to country, and are scheduled to visit seven bases around U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility during their air and space expeditionary force deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colette Bennett)

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Blue Flag

Airman 1st Class Katelyn Henry prepares forms for the next day's mission, during the Blue Flag exercise Nov. 24, 2013, at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel. Under abnormal conditions and in an unfamiliar location, maintainers from Royal Air Force Lakenheath had to use creative thinking and adaptability to meet mission requirements. Henry is an aircraft armament systems apprentice with the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lee Osberry)

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Bo knows Super Bowl parties

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Joseph Bowling (right) gets his football signed by former professional football and baseball player Bo Jackson at a forward-deployed location Feb. 1. Mr. Jackson traveled to Southwest Asia with 200,000 pounds of chicken wings, meatballs and his signature "Bo Burgers" to help the troops celebrate Super Bowl Sunday. Airman Bowling is assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James C. Dillard)

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Bomb disposal robot

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq - Several explosive ordnance disposal specialists stow a MK-VI bomb disposal robot after destroying an assortment of munitions found in the town of Dibbis, Iraq, April 9. The Airmen are assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron here. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. April Johnson)

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Bomb part

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgts. Christopher Vollmer and Jesse Ellis pull out a bomb part at a forward-deployed location as Colonel Franklin Ragland looks on. Colonel Ragland is the 379th Maintenance Group commander. Sergeants Vollmer and Ellis are deployed from the Ohio Air National Guard's 180th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class De-Juan Haley)

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