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September issue of Airman magazine now available

(U.S. Air Force graphic/Maureen Stewart)

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Runway repair

A concrete taxiway repair is completed by Airmen assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 19, 2016. Using similar techniques on a much larger scale in 2016, members of the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group repaired runway damage caused by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant at Qayyarah West Airbase in northern Iraq’s Ninawa province. (U.S. Air Force photo/Heide Couch)

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Hanscom historian captures share of Air Force-level award

Base historian Randy Bergeron reviews history files at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., June 14, 2016. Bergeron recently learned that he earned a share of the Dennis F. Casey Award for Excellence in Periodic History in the Albert S. Simpson Category for co-authoring the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s periodic history. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mark Herlihy)

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Air Force honors Tuskegee Airman at Arlington National Cemetery

The Air Force Memorial is seen in the background as former 2nd Lt. Malvin G. Whitfield, 91, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., June 8, 2016. In 1943, Whitfield enlisted in the Army Air Forces as a Tuskegee Airman, and later joined the Air Force Reserve as an officer. He died Nov. 19, 2015, at the age of 91. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alyssa C. Gibson)

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AC-130J Ghostrider

AC-130J Ghostrider

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Andrews Airmen enable Obama’s historic Cuba visit

Col. Christopher Thompson, the 89th Airlift Wing vice commander, and 89th AW Airmen salute as Air Force One departs Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 20, 2016. President Barack Obama and the first family are on a two-day visit to Cuba, making history as the first U.S. president to visit Cuba in nearly 90 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Andrews Airmen enable Obama’s historic Cuba visit

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave goodbye to a crowd of Americans as they board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 20, 2016. The president and first family are on a two-day visit to Cuba, making history as the first U.S. president to visit Cuba in nearly 90 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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767-2C freighter that first flew to Boeing Field

Capt. Julio Alvarez (left) and Lt. Col. James Quashnock stand in front of EMD-1, the 767-2C freighter that first flew to Boeing Field late last year, shortly after they were cleared to participate in flight testing. The Airmen, both experienced flight test pilots, will be responsible for military certification of Pegasus systems. (Courtesy photo)

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Next generation biocontainment system unveiled at Dobbins

Last minute preparations are made on a State Department Containerized Biocontainment System on display during an unveiling ceremony at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., Aug. 11, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Peek)

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Security forces demonstrates UAS capabilities

Staff Sgt. Leland Hastings, of the 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, launches a Raven-B, a 4-by-4 foot unmanned aerial system, into the skies above Camp Guernsey, Wyo., Aug. 4, 2015. The 919th SOSFS brought the UAS to demonstrate its capabilities to other security forces units involved in a large field training exercise at the camp. The Raven-B has the ability to take photos, video in day or night, and even designate locations via an IR laser. It also provides coordinates, magnetic azimuths, and linear distances creating a birds-eye view to topographical map. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

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Securing Alaska’s airspace: Radar sites work around the clock

The Indian Mountain long-range radar site is one of many sites with a mission is to track aircraft in Alaska's airspace and along Alaska's borders for unauthorized aircraft. The sites aid in the ongoing defense of U.S. airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kyle Johnson)

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GPS IIF-10 Successfully Launched from Cape Canaveral

An Atlas V rocket carrying GPS IIF-10 launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida on July 15, 2015. (Courtesy photo/United Launch Alliance)

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TAAC-Air advisers provide C-130 medevac training to Afghan medics

Col. (Dr.) Sarady Tan (center ground), the Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) command surgeon general, uses his feet to push open a medical litter, or stretcher, to use during training in the back of a C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, July 9, 2015. Tan is deployed to Kabul from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Eydie Sakura)

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TAAC-Air advisors provide C-130 medevac training to Afghan medics

Two Afghan National Army flight medics carry a litter, or stretcher, from the back of a C-130H Hercules during a simulated medical evacuation flight at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, July 9, 2015. The Train, Advise, Assist Command - Air (TAAC-Air) advisors provide weekly training to the ANA and Afghan air force to further develop and grow their fight medics’ capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Eydie Sakura)

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TAAC-Air advisors provide C-130 medevac training to Afghan medics

Master Sgt. Matthew Scott (left) points out to an Afghan National Army flight medic the importance of measurement and balance in the metal stanchions in the back of a C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, July 9, 2015. Scott is an aeromedical evacuation technician and emergency room manager at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., who is currently the senior enlisted adviser at the nearby NATO clinic in Kabul. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Eydie Sakura)

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3rd largest wideband enterprise terminal upgrade in progress

Underneath the spherical protective coverings are two Air Force Wideband Enterprise Terminals located at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The terminals are among approximately 90 joint systems used worldwide to communicate and transfer information across the Global Information Grid. The AFWET program office from Hanscom AFB, Mass., is in the process of installing new modernization kits onto the systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Josh Plueger)

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3rd largest wideband enterprise terminal upgrade in progress

An Air Force Wideband Enterprise Terminal stands poised under a protective covering on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. AFWET terminals communicate with a variety of satellites and keep military branches and other government agencies connected worldwide. The system is currently undergoing its third largest modernization led by a program management team from Hanscom AFB, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Josh Plueger)

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Airman passes on knowledge to Civil Air Patrol cadets

Senior Airman Chance Sheek, an 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operations vehicle operator, stands next to forklifts he works with every day on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 29, 2015. During the week, Sheek does anything from driving around distinguished visitors to loading trucks, but as a member of the Civil Air Patrol, he leads cadets through search and rescue exercises and teaches them skills like using compasses, land navigation, radio usage and basic medical skills (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zackary A. Henry)

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Airman passes on knowledge to Civil Air Patrol cadets

Senior Airman Chance Sheek (right), an 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator, teaches a young cadet in the Civil Air Patrol how to use a compass on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 26, 2015. Sheek is now a first lieutenant in the CAP and is held responsible for ground emergency training such as search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zackary A. Henry)

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Mental health: To go or not to go

Considering the demands facing the remotely piloted aircraft enterprise, Creech Air Force Base, Nev., has formed their own Human Performance Team to meet the needs of those supporting RPA operations at this one of a kind deployed-in-place location. The team consists of an operational psychologist, an operational physiologist, a flight medicine doctor and the chaplain corps, who together treat the five areas of wellness for all Creech AFB Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

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