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Gaston blows through Charleston

CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFPN) -- Tropical Storm Gaston hit here Aug. 29 causing minor damage and power outages. The outages began at 9 a.m. and all power was restored by 7 p.m. No aircraft were on the base when the storm hit. Most were supporting airlift missions worldwide, but 20 aircraft moved to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., one to New Orleans and one to Navy North Island, Calif. Sixteen buildings, most of them in base housing, received minor damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rich Kaminski)

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General Schwartz recommends new reading selections

Continued education is a crucial part of being a professional warrior. This quarter's reading recommendations offer a perspective to tackle the challenges of today and tomorrow. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Nick Medrano)

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General to receive Order of the Sword

Retired Gen. John D. W. Corley displays his Order of the Sword induction ceremony invitation atop a shadow box he received during his retirement ceremony in September. The Order of the Sword induction ceremony, which is the highest honor enlisted men and women can bestow upon an officer, is set for Jan. 13 in Omaha, Neb. General Corley is the former commander of Air Combat Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Rebecca Montez)

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General tributes Air Force Villages

People talk and await their meal at the Air Force Villages dinner Oct. 20, 2006 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Air Force Chief of Staff General T. Michael Moseley spoke at the event. The Villages offer premier active living communities for retired and honorably seperated officers and their spouses, widows and widowers over the age of 62. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons)

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Get ready to connect

From the receiver's viewpoint, a C-17 Globemaster III gets ready to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker's colorful boom over the Pacific Ocean July 23, 2010. The aircraft were participating in a Rim of the Pacific exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen)

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Getting a signal

Airman 1st Class Ashley Taylor checks the signals on a satellite receiver/transmitter July 7, 2011, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Taylor is a mission systems journeyman assigned to the 1st Special Operations Component Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joe McFadden)

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Getting attached

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Lowe attaches an 11,000-lb block to an Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter while Tech. Sgts. Joshua Tully and Joshua Ramos provide safety observation June 28, 2011, during training at the Senator Harry Reid Readiness and Training Center near Stead, Nev. All three NCOs are assigned to the 820th RED HORSE squadron. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

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Getting care fast

Airmen and Soldiers from the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul load a patient onto a medevac helicopter after a civilian bus rolled over, leaving seven dead and more than 30 injured just outside Qalat City, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2010. Medical personnel from the PRT were on the scene at a local hospital to assess patients and provide medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

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Getting it right

Senior Airman Jacob Ellwood conducts a preflight check on a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter Nov. 6, 2010, at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif. Airman Ellwood is a flight engineer assigned to the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kim E. Ramirez)

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Getting it right

Staff Sgt. Talon Martin, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, secures a static line in a C-27 Spartan to prepare for an airdrop mission Aug. 26, 2010, over Kabul, Afghanistan. The members of the 538th AEAS are writing checklists for the C-27 to ensure the safety of their Afghan counterparts who will be using the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

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Getting it straight

Tech. Sgts. Sara Cole and Corrine Jefferies use a chalk line to map out a path for a Mobile Automated Ultrasound, or MAUS, machine, July 7, 2010, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The MAUS machine uses a track that suctions to the wing to reveal discrepancies. The Airmen are nondestructive inspection technicians with the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class David Tracy)

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Getting low and dirty

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Smith gets a mouthful of dirt while low-crawling through sand April 27, 2011, during a training exercise at Camp Blanding, Fla. Sergeant Smith is the NCO in charge of training for the 820th Combat Operations Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Green)

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Getting ready for takeoff

Master Sgt. Ken Lavin conducts pre-flight checks aboard a C-130 Hercules before a mission Jan. 3, 2011, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. C-130s are able to land on more types of runways, making them invaluable when moving passengers and cargo. Sergeant Lavin is a member of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

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Getting ready to fly

Capt. Alicia Carey conducts a preflight check on a C-17 Globemaster III May 25, 2011, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., in preparation for a training mission. Captain Carey is a pilot assigned to the 15th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

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Getting ready to fly

An Aircrew member assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron performs a preflight check aboard a B-52 Stratofortress April 20, 2011, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., prior to a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin)

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Getting the job done

Staff Sgt. Heather Flanagan performs maintenance May 2, 2011, at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Sergeant Flanagan is the NCO in charge of physical security for the 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacy Moless)

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Getting the target

Senior Airman Aaron Davis, 75th Security Forces Squadron, participates in week-long combat skills training at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The training focused on individual skills, self-aid and buddy care, and staged scenarios with hostile forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devin Doskey)

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Giant squids land on Dover AFB

Senior Airman Michael Goicoechea, Master Sgts. Eric Weinmann and Phillip Vickery and Airman 1st Class James Manier unload a giant squid from a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Dover Air Force Base, Del., July 11.Two giant squids were flown from Europe to Dover AFB July 11. The giant squids are headed to The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History for display in the new Sant Ocean Hall, which opens Sept. 27 in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Gimme a brake

Airman 1st Class Claudia Bone makes a brake adjustment on a vehicle at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 29, 2010. She is with the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron and maintains government vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Desiree Esposito)

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Girl Scouts give thanks, cookies to deployed servicemembers

The Girl Scouts with the Inland Empire Council collected more than 9,600 boxes of cookies through Operation Troop to Troop and sent thank you letters April 23 from the Girl Scout Troop 333 near Spokane, Wash. The cookies, along with posters and letters, will be sent to deployed servicemembers to thank them for serving. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry Carpenter)

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