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At Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Capt. Patrick Applegate inspects the M-117 ordnance on his B-52 Stratofortress before a live-drop mission Jan. 29 for exercise Tropic Fury. The B-52 is deployed from Minot, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Checking it out

Capt. Joseph White prepares his F-16CJ Fighting Falcon for flight Jan. 29 at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The school provides advanced training in weapons and tactics. Captain White is assigned to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nadine Y. Barclay)

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Manas members continue to support coalition operations

Airmen 1st Class Jake Moennich (right) and Shaun Brown palletize duffle bags, backpacks and other deployment gear to be airlifted U.S. forces members being deployed to Afghanistan Feb. 4 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Manas AB serves as a mobility hub for operations in Afghanistan, providing daily refueling missions and supporting personnel and cargo transiting in and out of Afghanistan. Airman Brown and Moennich are both with the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and are deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson)

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Manas members continue to support coalition operations

Airmen 1st Class Shaun Brown (left) and Jake Moennich palletize duffle bags, backpacks and other deployment gear to be airlifted U.S. forces members being deployed to Afghanistan Feb. 4 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Manas AB serves as a mobility hub for operations in Afghanistan, providing daily refueling missions and supporting personnel and cargo transiting in and out of Afghanistan. Airman Brown and Moennich are both with the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and are deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson)

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Airman pulls passengers from Continental Airlines wreckage

Lt. Col. Rich Lowe exits a T-6A Texan II after a flight Jan. 28 at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Colonel Lowe pulled several people from the wreckage of Continental Airlines Flight 1404 that crashed on takeoff at Denver International Airport Dec. 20, 2008. Colonel Lowe is an instructor pilot with the 39th Flying Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

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Ramstein Airmen show C-130 capabilities to Polish military

Staff Sgt. Robert Hayes (right) goes through his C-130 Hercules preflight checklist as a member of the Polish air force looks on Jan. 29 at Powidz Air Base, Poland. The Polish air force will soon be adding the C-130 to their aircraft inventory, allowing them greater cargo movement capabilities. Sergeant Hayes is an 86th Airlift Wing flight engineer from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathan Lipscomb)

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Ramstein Airmen show C-130 capabilities to Polish military

Polish air force members look at a C-130 Hercules during a U.S. Air Force visit Jan. 29 at Powidz Air Base, Poland. The visit gave Polish air force members a chance to familiarize themselves with the aircraft as they await delivery of their own C-130Es in the next few months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathan Lipscomb)

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Ramstein Airmen show C-130 capabilities to Polish military

An Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, talks with a Polish air force member about C-130 Hercules procedures Jan. 28 at Powidz Air Base, Poland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathan Lipscomb)

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Ramstein Airmen show C-130 capabilities to Polish military

Loadmasters from the U.S. and Polish air forces demonstrate a low-level airdrop from a C-130 Hercules Jan. 28 near Powdiz Air Base, Poland. The demonstration gave U.S.-trained Polish crewmembers a chance to practice their new skills in an operational setting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathan Lipscomb)

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Airmen keep B-1B ready for bombs on target

Staff Sgt. Marvin Fleming performs maintenance on the back up oxygen system of a B-1B Lancer Jan. 29 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Fleming is a an electrical and environmental technician for the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Unit deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. He is a native of Long Beach, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

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Airmen keep B-1B ready for bombs on target

Airman 1st Class Ancel Miller fills out maintenance paperwork after completing work on a B-1B Lancer Jan. 29 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Airman Miller is an electrical and environmental technician for the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Unit deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. He hails from Orange, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

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Airmen aid in Iraqi election ballot transport

Master Sgt. Louis Carter conducts preflight tests inside the cockpit of an Iraqi C-130E Feb. 2 at Sather Air Base, Iraq. The C-130 was one of two aircraft on its way to pick up Iraqi election ballot boxes. Sergeant Carter is deployed from the 550th Special Operations Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. Sergeant Carter is a 321st Air Expeditionary Airlift Squadron combat aviation adviser. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Beckham)

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C-130 Final Flight

Staff Sgt. Brad Kretschmer, crew chief for C-130 Hercules no. 1847 at an air base in Southwest Asia, finishes his maintenance check after his C-130 completed its final combat mission Jan. 28. After 47 years of service, the aircraft is being retired. Sergeant Kretschmer has been the crew chief for this aircraft for the past three years, and will fly with the aircraft back to Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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C-130 Final Flight

Staff Sgt. Brad Kretschmer, crew chief for C-130 Hercules no. 1847 at an air base in Southwest Asia, finishes his maintenance check after his C-130 completed its final combat mission Jan. 28. After 47 years of service, the aircraft is being retired. Sergeant Kretschmer has been the crew chief for this aircraft for the last three years, and will fly with the aircraft back to Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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Airmen support Iraqi elections, see history in making

Capt. Don Davenport shakes the hand of Senior Airman Dwight Gower before departing to provide overwatch in support of the 2009 Iraqi provincial elections in an F-16 Fighting Falcon Jan. 30 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Captain Davenport is a 14th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot. Airman Gower is a 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-16 crew chief. Both are deployed from Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)

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Japan forces arrive in Guam for joint exercise

A Japan Air Self Defense Force C-130 pilot taxies on the flightline Jan. 27 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. More than 60 JASDF members arrived in three C-130s to participate in Exercise Cope North 09-1, a regularly scheduled exercise scheduled for Feb. 2 through 13. Cope North is designed to enhance U.S. and Japanese air operations in defense of Japan. This will be the 10th time the United States and Japan forces have held a Cope North exercise on Guam, and it will be the fourth time that the JASDF will use live ordinance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Whitney)

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Japan forces arrive in Guam for joint exercise

A Japan Air Self Defense Force member performs post flight maintenance on a JASDF C-130 after its arrival for participation in Exercise Cope North 09-1 Jan. 27 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. More than 60 JASDF members arrived in three C-130s to participate in the regularly scheduled exercise scheduled for Feb. 2 through 13. Cope North is designed to enhance U.S. and Japanese air operations in defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Airmen begin Darfur airlift operations

Technical Sgt. Sean Arnold guides Rwandan defense force trucks on board a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 13 at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda. This is the first load of five airlifts to the United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur. Sergeant Arnold is from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet)

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Airmen begin Darfur airlift operations

Loadmasters secure Rwandan defense force vehicles and water tanks on board a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 13 at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda. This is the first load of five airlift missions to the United Nations Mission in Darfur. The Airmen are from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet)

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Airmen fuel the flight

Airman 1st Class Bradley Dean unreels a fuel hose prior to fueling a KC-135 Stratotanker at an air base in Southwest Asia. Airman Dean is a native of Tennessee Colony, Texas, and deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. He is a fuels apprentice assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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