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Two crew members from the Air Force Reserve Command's 445th Airlift Wing work on a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 21, 2011, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Susan Belna)
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386th AEW transit keeps Marines moving

Airmen, Marines and Sailors work together to load an AH-1 Whiskey Super Cobra on a C-17 Globemaster III recently in Southwest Asia. Airmen with the 386th Expeditionary Readiness Squadron and loadmasters with the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron worked with Marines and Sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to get their cargo to a forward location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cynthia Spalding)
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Special Reserve Missions

Lt. Col. David Condit briefs Airmen attending the first Air Force Reserve Command C-130 Special Mission Conference Jan. 12-13, 2011, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The conference was designed to share lessons learned, review policies and procedures, and tackle common support issues involved with the weather reconnaissance, aerial spray and aerial firefighting missions. Colonel Condit is the 302nd Airlift Wing chief of safety and director of the 302nd AW's aerial firefighting program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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2010 Airdrop Record

Airmen and Soldiers help load Container Delivery System bundles into the back of a C-130 Hercules recently at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. For the first time since the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing stood up more than a decade ago, a crew from the wing's 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flew over the mountains of Afghanistan and dropped more than 22,000 pounds of supplies to ground troops Nov. 21, 2010, validating the wing's ability to perform airdrop missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Courtesy photo)
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2010 Airdrop Record

A C-130J Hercules from the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron releases 16 container delivery system bundles Oct 7, 2010, for a remote, forward-operating base in Afghanistan. The supplies delivered will replenish ground forces with water, food and supplies needed to help sustain their living conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm)
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Just a few feet farther

Airmen and Sailors with the 36th Contingency Response Group practice loading a helicopter onto a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 13, 2011, at Andersen Air Base, Guam. The Globemaster's aircrew from the 535th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, also trained while visiting Guam by airdropping paratroopers and supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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451st AEW CCATT

As a critical care air transport team member Maj. (Dr.) George Kotti makes notes on a patient's medical chart inside a C-130H-Hercules Jan. 5, 2011. The CCATT is a specialized three-person team that recreates an intensive care unit environment within an aircraft during aeromedical evacuations. Dr. Kotti is assigned to the 451st Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron . (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Melissa B. White)
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451st AEW CCATT

Critical care air transport team members Capt. John Eggert and Master Sgt. Rich Pakula setup medical equipment for their patient inside a C-130H Hercules Jan. 5, 2011, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The CCATT is a specialized three-person team that recreates an intensive care unit environment within an aircraft during aeromedical evacuations. Captain Eggert is a nurse and Sergeant Pakula is a respiratory technician assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Melissa B. White)
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451st AEW CCATT

Members of the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Critical Care Air Transport Team work together to load patients onto a C-130H Hercules for an aeromedical evacuation Jan. 5, 2011, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The CCATT is a specialized three-person team that recreates an intensive care unit environment within an aircraft during aeromedical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Melissa B. White)
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Holloman Airmen provide 5th generation fighter support

Staff Sgt. Edward Harris holds a tether line during the unloading of two T-38 Talons Dec. 14, 2010, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The aircraft were transported here using NASA's Super Guppy aircraft and are the first two of 15 to be shipped here. The aircraft were used by South Korea for training and will now be regenerated and used as fifth generation fighter support. Holloman AFB officials will regenerate the T-38s before they are sent to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. and Tyndall AFB, Fla. Sergeant Harris is assigned to the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Turner)
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Holloman Airmen provide 5th generation fighter support

Two T-38 Talons sit inside NASA's Super Guppy aircraft Dec. 14, 2010, after being shipped to Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The shipment is the first two of 15 T-38s to be shipped to Holloman AFB to be inspected and regenerated before being flown to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. M1 Support Services officials maintain the T-38 Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance program and is the main depot in Air Combat Command for repairing the T-38s. After every 450 flight hours at their operating location, the T-38s will come back for an inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Veronica Stamps)
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Holloman Airmen provide 5th generation fighter support

Two T-38 Talons sit inside NASA's Super Guppy aircraft Dec. 14, 2010, after being shipped to Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The shipment is the first two of 15 T-38s to be shipped to Holloman AFB to be inspected and regenerated before being flown to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. M1 Support Services officials maintain the T-38 Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance program and is the main depot in Air Combat Command for repairing the T-38s. After every 450 flight hours at their operating location, the T-38s will come back for an inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Veronica Stamps)
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Holloman Airmen provide 5th generation fighter support

A NASA Super Guppy aircraft taxies Dec. 14, 2010, after landing at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The aircraft were transported here using NASA's Super Guppy aircraft and are the first two of 15 to be shipped here. The aircraft were used by South Korea for training and will now be regenerated and used as fifth generation fighter support. Holloman AFB officials will regenerate the T-38s before they are sent to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. and Tyndall AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Veronica Stamps)
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Refurb Crew

(From left) Airman 1st Class David Lee, Senior Airmen Eric McGarrh and Jason Heathington and Airman 1st Class Evan Owens work together to remove anti-skid tape from a C-130 Hercules? cargo floors Jan. 4, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The Air Force saves thousands of dollars by sending aircraft to be refurbished rather than sending them to depot. The Airmen are all 19th Equipment Maintenance Squadron members. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)
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Refurb Crew

Airman 1st Class Otez McSpadden tapes down protective foil prior to sanding and painting parts of the C-130 Hercules Jan. 5, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Airmen from the squadron's C-130 refurbishment section revive Air Mobility Command's aging fleet of C-130s. Airman McSpadden is a 19th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)
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Air Force officials announce classic association at Kirtland AFB

The Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz recently approved the creation of a classic associate unit by aligning elements of the 150th Wing and 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland AFB, N.M. The primary mission for the new associate unit includes flying training for HC-130P King, MC-130P Combat Shadow, HH-60 Pave Hawk, and UH-1 Iroquois aircraft. Guardsmen from the 150th Wing have already begun training for this mission. (File photo)
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Operation Christmas Drop a team effort

Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, watch as the parachute deploys and a box of humanitarian goods travels to the Yap Islands below during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 14, 2010. Operation Christmas Drop is the Air Force's longest-running humanitarian which began in 1952. What started as a WB-50 aircrew returning to Guam on its final flight before Christmas has turned into the longest running humanitarian campaign in the history of the U.S. Air Force and the entire world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Operation Christmas Drop a team effort

Senior Airman Joseph Doria and Capt. Stanley Kimball watch after pushing a box of humanitarian assistance goods out of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules, call sign "Santa 23" to its drop-zone in Yap Islands during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 14, 2010. This year more than 60 boxes will be dropped to 55 Island weighing in at more than 20,000 pounds.Airman Doria is a 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Yokota Air Base, Japan. Captain Kimball is the 36th Airlift Squadron flight surgeon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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386th AEW members fly first airdrop missions in Afghanistan

Airmen and Soldiers help load container delivery system bundles into the back of a C-130 Hercules recently at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. A crew from the wing's 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flew an airdrop mission in Afghanistan and dropped more than 22,000 pounds of supplies to ground troops Nov. 21, 2010, validating the wing's ability to perform airdrop missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Ken Gjone)
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386th AEW members fly first airdrop missions in Afghanistan

Supplies are dropped to ground forces in Afghanistan from the back of a C-130 Hercules Nov. 21, 2010, during a mission performed by the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. The event validated the unit's ability to perform airdrop missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Ken Gjone)
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