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Airmen perform leaflet drop over Afghanistan

Airman 1st Class Jacob Medina (left) and Senior Airman William Moody throw boxes containing leaflets from a C-130 Hercules during a nighttime airdrop misison in October over Afghanistan. Airmen Medina and Moody are 40th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmasters. The mission for the 40th EAS crew was to drop 300,000 leaflets over Afghanistan to give the local population a general warning to avoid the enemy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Barebo)

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Airmen perform leaflet drop over Afghanistan

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Letz watches through a C-130 Hercules window during a leaflet drop mission in October over Afghanistan. Sergeant Letz watches for enemy activity using night-vision goggles to ensure the safety of the crew and aircraft from possible enemy attack. Sergeant Letz, a 40th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Barebo)

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Paving the way

Senior Airman John Baia and Airman 1st Class Eric Dininger work on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter Oct. 31 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Moody AFB Airmen work around the clock to ensure flight success of the aircraft. Airmen Baia and Diniger are assigned to the 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)

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Paving the way

Airmen from the 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron work on an impounded HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter Oct. 31 in a hangar at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Moody AFB Airmen work around the clock to ensure flight success of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)

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Paving the way

Senior Airman John Baia and Airman 1st Class Eric Dininger work on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter Oct. 31 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Moody AFB Airmen work around the clock to ensure flight success of the aircraft. Airmen Baia and Diniger are assigned to the 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)

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Paving the way

Helicopter maintainers of the 723rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron gather around an HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter Oct. 25 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Maintainers prepare their aging aircraft for daily missions to support their motto, "These things we do ... that others may live." (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brittany Barker)

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Military members show their edge during Keen Sword

Members of the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron board an E-3 AWACS at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 5 to participate in exercise Keen Sword. Several hundred Kadena members are participating in the bilateral joint service exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeffery Loftin)

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Medical mission becomes primary focus following Noel

Staff Sgt David Pagani helps push an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter out of a C-5 Galaxy Nov. 8 at San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republic. Servicemembers deployed from Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to assist the Dominican Republic after it was ravaged by Tropical Storm Noel are now refocusing efforts from search and rescue to helping the sick and injured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

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Medical mission becomes primary focus following Noel

The first of two Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters is unloaded Nov. 8 from an C-5 Galaxy on the flightline at San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republic, in preparation for medical relief missions following Tropical Storm Noel. Servicemembers deployed from Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to assist the Dominican Republic after it was ravaged are now refocusing efforts from search and rescue to helping the sick and injured. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

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Medical mission becomes primary focus following Noel

Army Spc. James Bilton rides the tail of an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to ensure it is safely removed from an C-5 Galaxy aircraft at San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republic, in preparation for medical relief missions. Servicemembers are deployed from Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to assist the Dominican Republic after it was ravaged by Tropical Storm Noel. Specialist Bilton is with the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regimen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

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Medical mission becomes primary focus following Noel

Army Spc. Ian Shaffer secures the blades of the tail rotor on an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at San Isidro Air Base, Dominicn Republic, preparing it for medical relief missions following Tropical Storm Noel. Servicemembers are deployed from Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. Specialist Shaffer is with the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regimen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

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Practice makes perfect

Airman 1st Class Justin Magno manually lowers the ramp on a C-130 Hercules trainer at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Nov. 1. The trainers are C-130s that have had the wings taken off and let students train on the actual hardware. Airman Magno is a student with the C-130 Center of Excellence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons)

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First day of school

Tech. Sgt. Brian Beaty (center) observes as Airman 1st Class Ivory Feaster III (left) goes over his checklist and Pfc. J.L. Tiffin takes a moment to gather his thoughts while on a C-130 Hercules training flight Oct. 31. Sergeant Beaty is an instructor and Airman Feaster and Private Tiffin are students. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons)

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Crew chief meets childhood hero at Hill

Airman 1st Class Jeremy Meyers, 34th Fighter Squadron crew chief, prepares Lt. Col. Kurt Gallegos, 419th Fighter Wing pilot, for flight. Reserve pilots and maintainers from the 419th FW now work alongside active-duty Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing as part of the Air Force's Total Force Integration initiative aimed at increasing combat capabilities and efficiencies among like units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stefanie Torres)

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Crew chief meets childhood hero at Hill

Senior Airman Jeremy Meyers seen here at 9 years old looking into an F-16 Fighting Falcon at an airshow. (Courtesy photo)

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Crew chief meets childhood hero at Hill

Airman 1st Class Jeremy Meyers and Lt. Col. Kurt Gallegos review procedures before flight. Airman Meyers was able to meet Colonel Gallegos and was also given the opportunity to work as his crew chief for the day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stefanie Torres)

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Training to make a herculean effort

Tech. Sgt. Shawn Taillon, instructor crew chief, wires the quick-disconnect for the main landing gear on the C-130 model trainer at Little Rock, Air Force Base, Ark., Nov. 1. In emergency situations, this allows the crew to drop the landing gear if the manual hand crank is not working. Sergeant Taillon is an instructor crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons)

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Training to make a herculean effort

Capt. Nathan Glasscock prepares to land while training on the C-130 model simulator at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., on Nov. 1. Captain Glasscock is a student at the C-130 Center of Excellence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons)

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Training to make a herculean effort

Airman 1st Class Justin Magno manually hand cranks the ramp on a fuselage trainer during upgrade training on the C-130 model trainer at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Nov. 1. The trainers are C-130 models that have had the wings taken off to allow students to train on the actual hardware. Airman Magno is a student with the C-130 Center of Excellence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons)

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Training to make a herculean effort

Staff Sgt. Randall Sheppard figures out temperature and weight for take off and landing data on a C-130 Hercules at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., on Oct. 31. Sergeant Sheppard is a flight engineer in training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons)

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