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Civil engineer Airmen assemble fence

Staff Sgt. Samantha Orem welds parts for a fence Sept. 19, 2014, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Airmen with the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron are completing a security fence project. Orem is a 455th ECES structures craftsman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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Mountain men

A C-17 Globemaster III takes off into the mountains Oct. 23, 2014, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Since 2006, the annual airfield traffic count has increased from 143,705 to 333,610 as the support for Operation Enduring Freedom nears its end. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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62nd ERS keeps mission going

Staff Sgt. Nelson Cherry inspects an MQ-9 Reaper with the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron Aug. 18, 2014, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The Reaper is launched, recovered and maintained here. It is also remotely operated by pilots in bases located in the U.S. Cherry is an aircraft armament systems specialist with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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62nd ERS keeps mission going

Aircraft armament systems specialists walk past MQ-9 Reapers with the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron Aug. 18, 2014, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The Reaper is launched, recovered and maintained here. It is also remotely operated by pilots in bases located in the U.S. The Airmen are with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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Eagles soar over Baltic skies

Maj. Barak Amundson and 1st Lt. Matthew Scott fly during a training mission with the Lithuanian air force April 23, 2014, over Lithuania. The 48th Air Expeditionary Group has been conducting the Baltic Air Policing mission here since January and will be handing over the mission to the Polish air force at the beginning of May. Amundson and Scott are 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dana J. Butler)

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Global Hawk prepares for flying mission

An RQ-4 Global Hawk undergoes pre-flight checks from maintenance technicians before a mission while deployed at an air base in Southwest Asia. Equipped on a block 40 Global Hawk, the Air Force completed the first Maritime Modes program risk reduction flight April 14, 2014. The system is designed to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information on vessels traveling on the water's surface. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin)

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100 pounds later: The new me

A before and after photo of Master Sgt. April Lapetoda, who lost 100 pounds and has since completed a marathon and several half marathons. (Courtesy photo)

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First sergeants deploy, discover family members

Air Force Master Sgts. Shawn and Lynnette Tolar, who serve as first sergeants for the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron and 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, pose for a picture at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The two deployed here in November and learned they are sixth cousins. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. April Lapetoda)

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Staff Sgt. Jesse Tucker checks the temperature of a connex freezer at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Dec. 17, 2013. The connex freezer is used to keep food products at the appropriate temperature and prevent it from s. Tucker is a 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron member deployed from Hurlburt Field, Fla., and a Navarre, Fla., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Hannah Landeros)

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Deployed maintainers return damaged aircraft to combat operations

Airmen forward deployed from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing assist in a crash damage reclamation and demilitarization project of a C-130J Super Hercules July 3, 2013, at a forward operating base in Afghanistan. The team recovered 250 components totaling more than $20 million.

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Deployed maintainers return damaged aircraft to combat operations

Airmen forward deployed from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing assist in a crash damage reclamation and demilitarization project of a C-130J Super Hercules July 1, 2013, at a forward operating base in Afghanistan. The team recovered 250 components totaling more than $20 million.

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Maj. Chris Weir, left, and Capt. Greg Lepper, 96th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress navigators, navigate a B-52 during a Green Flag-East training mission over Fort Polk, La., Aug. 21, 2013. GF-E is a realistic air-land integration combat training exercise meant to replicate deployed warfare conditions.

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Mayo, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog, bites on his reward given to him by Staff Sgt. Justin Lopez, 380th ESFS MWD handler, after searching for explosives or narcotics during training in a warehouse at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Aug. 8, 2013. The training was designed to test the MWD’s senses for detecting explosives or narcotics in different quantities. Lopez and Mayo are deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

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Senior Airman Daniel Alvarez, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and his MWD, Lola, search for explosives or narcotics in a warehouse at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Aug. 8, 2013. The training was designed to test the MWD’s senses for detecting explosives or narcotics in different quantities. Alvarez and Lola are deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and Alvarez calls Northridge, Calif., home.

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C-130J delivers supplies over Afghanistan

Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Kelly retrieves straps after an airdrop over Afghanistan March 2, 2010. Sergeant Kelly is deployed from the Rhode Island National Guard's 135th Airlift Squadron, and is from Baltimore, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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Airmen deliver Soldiers, communication equipment to Haiti

Chief Master Sgt. Byron Todd (far right) guides Army Staff Sgt. Luke Skinner as he backs a satellite communication uplink trailer into an awaiting Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules Jan. 27, 2010, at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. Sergeant Skinner and more than 10 members of his unit later arrived at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where they deployed in support of earthquake relief operations. Chief Todd is a loadmaster assigned to the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Sergeant Skinner is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Airmen deliver Soldiers, communication equipment to Haiti

Chief Master Sgt. Byron Todd (far right) guides Army Staff Sgt. Luke Skinner as he backs a satellite communication uplink trailer into an awaiting Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules Jan. 27, 2010, at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. Sergeant Skinner and more than 10 members of his unit later arrived at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where they deployed in support of earthquake relief operations. Chief Todd is a loadmaster assigned to the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Both the C-130 and its aircrew are deployed to Muniz Air Base, Puerto Rico, in support of Coronet Oak. Sergeant Skinner is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Warfighters take time for Air Force's 62nd birthday

Lt. Col. Brian Griffith discusses battlefield weather capabilities with Capt. Jacob Chisolm at the Air Force's 62nd birthday Sept. 18, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Colonel Griffith is the 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron commander, and Captain Chisolm is the 504th Expeditionary Air Operations Support Group executive officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. David Faggard)

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TARS pod brings picture into focus

Staff Sgt. George Suonvieri checks out a Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System pod held in place by a giraffe stand Dec. 21 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Ground commanders use TARS imagery to achieve their tactical objectives. Sergeant Suonvieri is one of four 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics maintainers responsible for the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron's TARS pods. Sergeant Suonvieri, a native of Duluth, Minn., is deployed from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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TARS pod brings picture into focus

Staff Sgt. George Suonvieri checks the connections on a Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System pod mounted on an F-16 Fighting Falcon Dec. 21 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Ground commanders use TARS imagery to achieve their tactical objectives. Sergeant Suonvieri is one of four 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics maintainers responsible for the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron's TARS pods. Sergeant Suonvieri, a native of Duluth, Minn., is deployed from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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