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Testing under fire

Senior Airman Bradley Richgels pulls out a fire hose in response to a vehicle fire Dec. 17 at Ali Base, Iraq. Airman Richgels and other firefighters with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron held a training exercise to test how Airmen response to a vehicle fire. He is deployed from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

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Testing under fire

Senior Airman Bradley Richgels helps position a fire hose in response to a vehicle fire Dec. 17 at Ali Base, Iraq. Airman Richgels and other firefighters with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron held a training exercise to test how Airmen response to a connex and vehicle fire. He is deployed from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

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Weather flight forecasts ensure mission efficiency

Staff Sgt. Kevin Fedon, a weather forecaster assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia, checks weather readouts, including temperature, wind speed, wind direction and precipitation, at a remote weather sensor. The weather readings are put into a weather model to help predict weather patterns and are used for daily reports to aircrews preparing for missions. Sergeant Fedon is a native of Lincoln, Neb., and is an Air National Guardsman deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Weather flight forecasts ensure mission efficiency

Staff Sgt. Kevin Fedon, a weather forecaster assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia, checks weather readouts, including temperature, wind speed, wind direction and precipitation, at a remote weather sensor. The weather readings are put into a weather model to help predict weather patterns and are used for daily reports to aircrews preparing for missions. Sergeant Fedon is a native of Lincoln, Neb., and is an Air National Guardsman deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

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Practice makes perfect

Tech. Sgt. Garrick Hasty, Airman 1st Class Gregory Ramirez and Senior Airman Nathan Sole prepare to enter a smoke-filled room during a structural firefighting drill Oct. 3 at Ali Base, Iraq. Sergeant Hasty is deployed from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Airman Ramirez is deployed from Columbus AFB, Miss., and Airman Sole is deployed from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

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Practice makes perfect

Senior Airman Nathan Sole scans a room for fire hazards during firefighter training Oct. 3 at Ali Base, Iraq. The 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's fire department held a structural drill to evaluate its response to fire alerts. Airman Sole, a firefighter with the 407th ECES, is deployed from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

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Out of harm's way

Capt. Robert Pewitt instructs Army medics where to place a litter patient who needed to be medically evacuated on a C-130 Hercules April 2 from Balad Air Base, Iraq. Captain Pewitt is a 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical crew director and member of the Tennessee Air National Guard deployed from the 118th Airlift Wing in Nashville, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Carolyn Viss)

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Balad radar air traffic controllers run skies of Iraq

Tech. Sgt. Aaron Hawkes reads a new notice to Airmen at the combined en route radar approach control facility Balad Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Hawkes is the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Travis Edwards)

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Heir apparent: Father, son deploy together

Senior Master Sgt. Michael Kovach (left) and his son, Master Sgt. Shawn Kovach, look through an EC-130J Commando Solo technical order manual while going over updated emergency procedures Nov. 26 in Southwest Asia. Both Airmen are assigned to the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron and are deployed from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 193rd Special Operations Wing from Middletown, Penn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)

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Heir apparent: Father, son deploy together

Senior Master Sgt. Michael Kovach (left) and his son, Master Sgt. Shawn Kovach, compare patches after the son received a patch for flying his 100th combat mission Nov. 19 in Southwest Asia. Both Airmen are assigned to the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron and are deployed from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 193rd Special Operations Wing from Middletown, Penn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)

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Upgraded A-10s prove worth in Iraq

Senior Airman Daniel Young marshals in an A-10 Thunderbolt II for munitions disarming after an Oct. 28 mission at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The A-10C's are assigned to the 104th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, which is made up primarily of members from the 175th Maryland Air National Guard. Airman Young is a Maryland Air National Guard crew chief. The 104th EFS is the first unit to use the C-model A-10 in a combat zone. Its upgrades have made air power more efficient and have streamlined the close-air-support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Angelique Perez)

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Upgraded A-10s prove worth in Iraq

Senior Airman Natalie Jones marshals in an A-10 Thunderbolt II after an Oct. 27 mission at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The A-10C's are assigned to the 104th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron made up primarily of the 175th Maryland Air National Guard. Airman Jones is a Maryland Air National Guard crew chief. The 104th EFS is the first unit to use the C-model A-10 in a combat zone. Its upgrades have made air power more efficient and have streamlined the close-air-support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Angelique Perez)

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Saving this one for another day

Tech. Sgt David Rey unloads a bomb from an A-10 Thunderbolt II Oct 27 at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Rey is a weapons handler deployed to Southwest Asia from the Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Angelique Perez)

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Airpower summary for Oct. 31, 2007

Senior Airman Larry Lewis (left) and Tech. Sgt. David Rey remove a bomb from an A-10 Thunderbolt II. The weapons loaders are deployed to Southwest Asia from the Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Wing. The A-10, with excellent maneuverability and accurate weapons delivery, provide vital close-air support to coalition troops on the ground. (U.S. Air Force official photo by Staff Sgt Angelique Perez)

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Joint team helps build Afghan air corps

Master Sgt. George Lewandowski looks over a tool kit created for the Afghan national army air corps aircraft maintenance section Oct. 18 at Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan. The kits help the maintainers keep track of their tools as well as aid in engine safety. Sergeant Lewandowski, an ANA air corps mentor, is a precision measurement equipment laboratory Airman in charge of the tool accountability program at Kabul International Airport. He is deployed here from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

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Airmen in Afghanistan pay tribute to Air Force anniversary

Tech. Sgt. Kirby Pyka and Senior Master Sgt. Elma Taylor raise the Air Force flag during a ceremony as part of the service's 60th Anniversary celebration Sept. 14 at Camp Eggers in Kabul. Both are with the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan's logistics directorate. Sergeant Taylor is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. and Sergeant Pyka's home station is Eglin AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cortchie Welch)

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Air Force surgeons perform first successful free-flap surgery at Bagram hospital

Surgical team members Maj. (Dr.) Christopher Dress, Maj. (Dr.) Dmitry Tuder and Airman 1st Class Angelia Sneed perform a free-flap operation on a 9-year-old girl suffering from a badly mangled leg. The procedure was the team's first free-flap operation at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Peruvian support

Tech. Sgt. Wilbert Morales and Peruvian aid workers unload supplies from a C-130 Hercules aircraft Aug. 19 in Pisco, Peru. The supplies are for the victims of an 8.0 magnitude earthquake that hit parts of western Peru. Around 80,000 Peruvians have been affected by the earthquake, and 80 percent of the homes were destroyed in the city of Pisco. Sergeant Morales is with the Maryland Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Richard Rose)

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Peruvian support

Technical Sergeants Edward Slavin (left) and Wilbert Morales and Peruvian aid workers unload supplies from a C-130 Hercules in Pisco, Peru, Aug. 19. The supplies are for the victims of an 8.0 magnitude earthquake that hit parts of western Peru. Around 80,000 Peruvians have been affected by the earthquake, and 80 percent of the homes were destroyed in the city of Pisco. The sergeants are both from the Maryland Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Richard Rose)

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Quake relief coming to Peru

Tech. Sgt. Edward Slavin inspects the exterior of his C-130 Hercules Aug. 17 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, before taking off on a relief mission to Peru. The aircrew is taking approximately 30 Soldiers and Airmen who are responding to the Aug. 15 earthquake in Peru and are taking 4,470 pounds of medical supplies for relief efforts. Sergeant Slavin is a crew chief with the Maryland Air National Guard's 135th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs)

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