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Working dog, EOD team partner to secure Alaska's interior

Staff Sgt. Robert Brown puts a leash on military working dog Benny before performing a search of the new wing at the Fairbanks International Airport in Fairbanks, Alaska, May 5. The Department of Homeland Security and Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, joined together to clear the new wing of threats. Sergeant Brown and Benny are a MWD team assigned to the 354th Security Forces Squadron, Eielson AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Commander chosen for Global Strike Command

Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz received Senate confirmation May 8 to become commander of the Air Force's newest major command, Air Force Global Strike Command. General Klotz, who currently serves as assistant vice chief of staff and Air Force Staff director, will take charge of the new command upon its formal activation. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

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Ouch!

Staff Sgt. Jonathon Winters is "attacked" by Ciro, a 7-year-old German shepherd, during a military working dog demonstration May 5 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Sergeant Winters is a 325th Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Stevens)

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Safety experts spearhead efforts to minimize bird strikes

Tech. Sgt. Shane Sweeney holds out a falcon trained by a local Afghan falconer to catch much larger black kite birds that have infested areas near the flightline March 29 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The falcon's feet are rigged with snare traps so that when the larger kite bird attacks it gets tangled with the falcon and falls to the ground. Sergeant Sweeney is a 455th Air Expeditionary Wing weapons safety member. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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Safety experts spearhead efforts to minimize bird strikes

An Afghan falconer prepares a handmade snare trap for birds nesting near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing safety office hired three local falconers to help clear out areas near the flightline that were swarmed with thousands of birds. After a week of work, the falconers had caught or killed more than 250 birds surrounding the flightline and have apparently scared off most of the remaining birds over the past three weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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Safety experts spearhead efforts to minimize bird strikes

Tech. Sgt. Shane Sweeney fires off pyrotechnic "screamers" to ward off birds nesting in an area near the flightline as Lt. Col. Charles Wallace watches March 29 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The seven-member team of safety experts here patrol hot spots around the airfield's flightline to minimize the threat of bird strikes on the various aircraft taking off and landing. In addition to bird hazards, the safety experts also have to monitor and control jackals that are occasionally sited in the area. Sergeant Sweeney is a 455th Air Expeditionary Wing weapons safety member. Colonel Wallace is the 455th AEW chief of safety.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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Safety experts spearhead efforts to minimize bird strikes

An Afghan falconer holds one of his falcons March 29 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing safety office hired three local falconers to help clear out areas near the flightline that were swarmed with thousands of birds. After a week of work, the falconers had caught or killed more than 250 birds surrounding the flightline and have apparently scared off most of the remaining birds over the past three weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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Safety experts spearhead efforts to minimize bird strikes

An Afghan falconer holds one of his falcons March 29 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing safety office hired three local falconers to help clear out areas near the flightline that were swarmed with thousands of birds. After a week of work, the falconers had caught or killed more than 250 birds surrounding the flightline and have apparently scared off most of the remaining birds over the past three weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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Air Force officials hold Caring for People Forum

Captain Charles Hamilton speaks with David Brittian about 4-H opportunities offered to military youth during the Year of the Air Force Family: Caring for People Forum April 1 at Arlington, Va. Mr. Brittian said 4-H offers opportunities at Air Force bases worldwide and can be found at base youth centers or with school-age programs. Mr. Brittian is a youth development specialist with North Carolina State University. Captain Hamilton is the deputy chief of future operations at the Pentagon Services Division in Arlington. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Brown)

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Air Force officials hold Caring for People Forum

Nancy Brewer records theme ideas from Senior Master Sgt. Cali Garcia during a working group session at the Year of the Air Force Family: Caring for People Forum April 1 at Arlington, Va. The 28-person group developed the themes and will use the best to develop initiatives focusing on support for Air National Guard and Reserve family members. Mrs. Brewer is from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., and is the chief of Airman and Family Quality of Life for Air Force Space Command. Sergeant Garcia is the air field liaison for the National Guard Bureau J1 Family Program in Arlington. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Brown)

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Air Force officials hold Caring for People Forum

Meladee Bay votes on themes during a working group session at the Year of the Air Force Family: Caring for People Forum April 1 in Arlington, Va. The 25-person group developed themes and will use the best to develop initiatives focusing on special-needs children. Mrs. Bay is the chief of the Airman and Family Support Flight at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Brown)

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I mean business

Eddy, a military working dog from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., reacts to an urban terrain training scenario at the Air Force Phoenix Warrior Training Course Feb. 28 at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)

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Stormy weather

As a storm approaches Feb. 19, lightning flashes over Forward Operation Base Lane in Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini)

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Airmen, Soldiers team up to keep working dog in the fight

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Mark Henderson drills a hole in the tooth of Air Force military working dog Kitti to perform a root canal with the assistance of Army Capt. (Dr.) Elizabeth Williams Jan. 15 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Dr. Henderson is a 386th Expeditionary Medical Group dentist. Captain Williams is a 218th Medical Detachment veterinarian. The 386th EMDG and the 218th staffs had to combine their resources and experience for the dog's operation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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Veterinary care helps build relations with nomadic tribe

Staff Sgt. Don Elias deworms livestock during a veterinary medical outreach conducted by the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team Oct. 18 in Qalat, Afghanistan. The PRT members offered free deworming and vitamin supplements during the VMO. Sergeant Elias, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Veterinary care helps build relations with nomadic tribe

Staff Sgt. Joe Montano provides security at the entrance of the Kuchi compound during a veterinary medical outreach conducted by the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team Oct. 18 in Qalat, Afghanistan. The PRT members offered free deworming and vitamin supplements during the VMO. Sergeant Montano provides security for the PRT when they are working within the province. He is an F-15 Eagle crew chief deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Veterinary care helps build relations with nomadic tribe

Staff Sgt. Don Elias deworms livestock during a veterinary medical outreach conducted by the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team Oct. 17 in Qalat, Afghanistan. The PRT members offered free deworming and vitamin supplements. Sergeant Elias, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Veterinary care helps build relations with nomadic tribe

Staff Sgt. Don Elias deworms livestock during a veterinary medical outreach conducted by the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team Oct. 17 in Qalat, Afghanistan. The PRT members offered free deworming and vitamin supplements. Sergeant Elias, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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AF leaders issue joint mission message

In their first joint Letter to Airmen, the acting secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force chief of staff focus on the Air Force mission to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force illustration/J. Luke Borland)

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Airman's Roll Call: Air Force uniform issues

This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz's decision last week to defer a decision on the heritage service coat until summer 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Mike Carabajal)

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