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Airman's packaging idea carves hours from hazmat response

Senior Airman Michael Blair, a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management equipment technician at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, pieces together a 12-cubic-foot box used to hold instruments needed for responding to hazardous material situations. The kit replaces a previous four-case response package. His idea was to use one response kit instead of three or four which has cut response time by more than 75 percent. Airman Blair is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Airman's packaging idea carves hours from hazmat response

Senior Airmen Krista McVicar and Michael Blair, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management equipment technicians at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, respond during a battle drill to an unidentified substance in a facility here. Emergency managers must identify questionable substances and employ the proper procedures needed to secure the area. Airman McVicar is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.; Airman Blair is deployed from McGuire AFB, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Iraqi air force acquires new aircraft from U.S. forces

Brig. Gen. Brooks L. Bash, Coalition Air Force Training Team commander, Army Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul-Qader Mohammed Jassim, and Iraqi Air Force Chief Kamal Abdul-Sattar al-Barazanchi sign paperwork to transfer ownership of 11 U.S. Forces aircraft to the Iraqi air force at New Al Muthana Air Base, Iraq, July 9. General Helmick signed over eight Cessna 172s and three Cessna Caravan 208s worth more than $9 million to the Iraqi Defense Minister. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Iraqi air force acquires new aircraft from U.S. forces

A Cessna Caravan 208 sits on the flightline at New Al Muthana Air Base, Iraq, on July 9. Army Lt. Gen. Helmick, commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq, signed over eight Cessna 172s and three Cessna Caravan 208s worth more than $9 million to the Iraqi Defense Minister. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Iraqi air force acquires new aircraft from U.S. forces

Iraqi Defense Minister Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji sits in the pilot's seat of a Cessna Caravan 208 after a ceremony celebrating the transfer of ownership of 11 U.S. Forces aircraft to the Iraqi air force at New Al Muthana Air Base, Iraq, July 9. Army Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command Iraq, signed over eight Cessna 172s and three Cessna Caravan 208s worth more than $9 million to the Iraqi Defense Minister. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Target ball repair

Aircraft mechanics Paul Rudolph and Schuyler Dunn replace a multispectural targeting system ball on an MQ-1B Predator July 9 at Ali Base, Iraq. The Predator provides close-air combat operation support, to include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson)

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Controlled detonation

Civil engineers at Sather Air Base, Iraq, use controlled detonations July 7 to separate the forward section of a damaged C-130 Hercules so it can be moved. The C-130 made an emergency landing in a field north of Baghdad International Airport shortly after take-off June 27. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Lighting the way

Staff Sgt. Samnang Lay replaces the bulb on a runway edge light July 5 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The airfield lights safely guide aircraft during taxi, take off and landing in inclement weather and nighttime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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All secured

Staff Sgt. Jason Harmon secures a roller to the deck of a C-17 Globemaster III at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Sergeant Harmon, an 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, ensures that supplies being airlifted are distributed evenly in the cargo hull. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tong Duong)

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All Wet

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFPN) -- Soldiers from Bravo Company 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, and Airmen from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing conduct water skills training here July 8. The training, consisting of a 25-meter swim in full uniform and five minutes of treading water, is designed to make sure the Soldiers and Airmen can function in the water and that they will be able to respond and react during operations in varying watery terrains. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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All Wet

Airmen from the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight jump into the pool for water skills training at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 8. Performing the training in full uniform replicates what the circumstances could be during water operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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All Wet

Senior Airman Justin Bavery treads water to ensure proficiency in watery terrains here July 8. Airman Bavery is a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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All Wet

Tech. Sgt. Gerald Davis treads water during water skills training Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 8. His ability to function in water is essential to the success of water operations. Sergeant Davis is a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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All Wet

Senior Airman Jasmine Nakayama and Master Sgt. Justin Alonzo listen to instruction before treading water for five minutes Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 8. The training was to ensure personnel are capable of handling various water terrains. Airman Nakayama and Sergeant Alonzo are 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Bagram dedicates dining facility to fallen Airman

The Senior Airman Jonathan A.V. Yelner Dining Facility was opened July 6 on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Airman Yelner, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., was killed April 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated underneath his vehicle in Tag Ab Valley, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo/Capt. Elizabeth Casebeer)

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Bagram dedicates dining facility to fallen Airman

Lieutenant Col. William D. Andersen, Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team commander, salutes Army Col. Jonathan Ives upon uncovering the sign dedicating a dining facility on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan to Senior Airman Jonathan A.V. Yelner. Airman Yelner, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., was killed April 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated underneath his vehicle in Tag Ab Valley, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo/Capt. Elizabeth Casebeer)

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ANA print plant supports mission, training

Maj. Paul Kaster discusses a print job with an Afghan National Army civilian at the ANA print plant in Kabul, Afghanistan. During an average week, the plant produces more than 75,000 products used for training, recruitment and logistical support. Major Kaster is a Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Afghan National Army communications mentor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Beth Del Vecchio)

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ANA print plant supports mission, training

An Afghan National Army civilian inspects a product made at the ANA print plant in Kabul, Afghanistan. During an average week, the plant produces more than 75,000 products used for training, recruitment and logistical support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Beth Del Vecchio)

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ANA print plant supports mission, training

An Afghan National Army civilian cuts the laminate on a poster at the ANA print plant in Kabul, Afghanistan. During an average week, the plant produces more than 75,000 products used for training, recruitment and logistical support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Beth Del Vecchio)

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ANA print plant supports mission, training

Afghan National Army civilians load lined paper into a post-press machine at the ANA print plant in Kabul, Afghanistan. During an average week, the plant produces more than 75,000 products used by the ANA for training, recruitment and logistical support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Beth Del Vecchio)

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