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Max Thunder roars on

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for a Max Thunder sortie Nov. 5, 2013, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Airmen from the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and the South Korean air force continued their participation in scenarios and planning cycles in a robust exercise setting that simulated combined operations against a hostile force. This combined large-force employment exercise includes 8th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcons, 51st Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolts II and F-16s, Marine Air Group 12 F-18 Hornets, AV-8B Harriers II, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 18th Wing E-3B Sentries, numerous South Korean air force aircraft and accompanying support personnel. The F-16 is assigned to the 80th Fighter Squadron.

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LOX servicing

Airman 1st Class Christopher Garrison performs liquid oxygen, or LOX, servicing Nov. 6, 2013, at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J. LOX is primarily used as aviator breathing oxygen. Garrison is an F-16C Fighting Falcon crew chief assigned to the 177th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht)

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Joint team brings ammo to Max Thunder

Airman 1st Class Gerald Rascoe helps Marine Corps ordnance technicians load a missile Nov. 4, 2013, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The 8th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems section builds and maintains missiles and bombs in support of the Marine Corps ordnance technicians during Max Thunder. The Airmen participated in the Marine mission and are just one of several teams working side-by-side during the exercise. Rascoe is an 8th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems apprentice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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67th FS returns to Kadena

An F-15 Eagle from the 67th Fighter Squadron breaks away from a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean Oct. 28, 2013. For more than three weeks, six F-15s from the 67th FS trained with the Singapore air force to improve international cohesion and further develop allied partnerships for the security of the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)

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Staff Sgt. Robert Molina practices sharp turning during an ATV training class Oct. 25, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 20 Airmen from the 96th Security Forces Squadron and the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron received the training over two days. The new riders learned riding fundamentals and even some complicated techniques during the four-hour course. Molina is assigned to the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron.

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Army Soldiers board a C-17 Globemaster III during an unloading mission Oct. 23, 2013, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The Soldiers partnered with Airmen from the 633rd Logistics Readiness Squadron to learn how to properly unload large airframes. The Soldiers are assigned to the 622nd Movement Control Detachment from Fort Eustis, Va.

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Children rush to meet Sparky the Fire Dog as part of Fire Prevention Week Oct. 9, 2013, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Sparky and his firefighting companions reminded children to be safe and that firefighters are their friends. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kyle Gese)

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Staff Sgt. Matthew Krause fires his M-4 rifle during a demonstration exercise Oct. 16, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 1,500 active-duty, Reserve and National Guard Airmen attend the squadronÕs "Brave Defender" training each year. "Defender" is a six-week deployment training course for security forces Airmen. It is one of only six SF deployment training courses in the U.S. The course opened here in 2002 and was established by Air Force Materiel Command to satisfy security forces training requirements in an expeditionary environment. Krause is assigned to the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A U.S. Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., takes off from McClellan Field near Sacramento Aug 29, 2013 to help fight the massive Rim Fire in California's Sierra Nevada. The aircraft is carrying the self-contained MAFFS aerial firefighting system owned by the Forest Service.

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Senior Airman Jonathan Jensen uses a concrete hummer vibrator to disperse the concrete against the wall of a K-Span building Aug. 29, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Training projects help with base construction efforts while honing wartime responsibilities and proficiencies for 555th RED HORSE Squadron members. Jensen is a structures journeyman assigned to the 555th RHS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Daniel Hughes)

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Master Sgt. Karen Griffin informs the jammer drive which way to turn to get the GBU -31 into position to be loaded onto an F-35A Lightning II Aug. 27, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This marked the first time Airmen have loaded weapons onto the new joint strike fighter at Eglin AFB. The weapons load procedures perfected by the 33rd Maintenance Group Airmen will be taught to maintenance students in the future. Griffin is assigned to the 33rd MXG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Capt. Bret Cove and Capt. Alex Sira (foreground) establish coordinates on a map while Staff Sgt. Chris Myers records information during a survival, evasion, resistance and escape familiarization training Aug. 23, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. SERE specialists teach students how to adapt to all environments and their associated weather conditions. Cove and Sira are 66th Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk pilots and Myers is a 66th RQS special missions aviator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

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Tech Sgt. Russ Fontaine maneuvers the guided-bomb-unit-31 into position to be loaded onto an F-35A Lightning II Aug. 27, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This marked the first time Airmen have loaded weapons onto the new joint strike fighter here. Each step and procedure was analyzed to ensure it was correct or needed to be changed. The weapons load procedures perfected by the MXG Airmen will be taught to maintenance students in the future. Fontaine is assigned to the 33rd Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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130827-F-OC707-002

Tech. Sgt. Jamal Smith secures a warhead to the front of a guided-bomb-unit 12 before it’s attached to an F-35A Lightning II Aug. 27 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This marked the first time Airmen have loaded weapons onto the new joint strike fighter here. Each step and procedure was analyzed to ensure it was correct or needed to be changed. The weapons load procedures perfected by the 33rd Maintenance Group Airmen will be taught to maintenance students in the future. Smith is assigned to the 33rd MXG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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130827-F-OC707-003

Master Sgt. Karen Griffin maneuvers the guided-bomb-unit-12 into position to be loaded onto an F-35A Lightning II Aug. 27, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This marked the first time Airmen have loaded weapons onto the new joint strike fighter here. Each step and procedure was analyzed to ensure it was correct or needed to be changed. The weapons load procedures perfected by the 33rd Maintenance Group Airmen will be taught to maintenance students in the future. Griffin is assigned to the 33rd MXG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Master Sgt. Karen Griffin and Tech. Sgt. Russ Fontaine maneuver the guided-bomb-unit-31 into position to be loaded onto an F-35A Lightning II Aug. 27, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This marked the first time Airmen have loaded weapons onto the new joint strike fighter here. Each step and procedure was analyzed to ensure it was correct or needed to be changed. The weapons load procedures perfected by the 33rd Maintenance Group Airmen will be taught to maintenance students in the future. Griffin and Fontaine are assigned to the 33rd Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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130827-F-OC707-006

Master Sgt. Karen Griffin informs the jammer drive which way to turn to get the guided-bomb-unit-31 into position to be loaded onto an F-35A Lightning II Aug. 27, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This marked the first time Airmen have loaded weapons onto the new joint strike fighter here. Each step and procedure was analyzed to ensure it was correct or needed to be changed. The weapons load procedures perfected by the 33rd Maintenance Group Airmen will be taught to maintenance students in the future. Griffin is assigned to the 33rd MXG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Aerial gunner

Airman 1st Class Natasha Libby, 66th Rescue Squadron aerial gunner, stands next to an HH-60 Pave Hawk June 20, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Libby is the only female among more than 30 gunners assigned to the 66th RQS.

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Senior Master Sgt. Maurice Milstead works on a bicycle frame July 23, 2013, in Austin, Ark. Milstead builds custom bikes, including the $4,500 model that was destroyed in 2012 when a passing motorist sideswiped him. Milstead is the 19th Equipment Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Scalf)

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