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Secretary Wynne tours special ops command

Senior Master Sgt. Steven Moore helps Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne clear a jam on a Galil assault rifle at the Air Force Special Operations School at Hurlburt Field, Fla., on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. Sergeant Moore is with the asymmetric warfare division at the school. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Orly N. Tyrell)

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'Mail Call' host visits Hurlburt Field

R. Lee Ermey, host of the "Mail Call" military technology show, watches the effects of a molotov cocktail thrown by Lt. Col. Gary Reynolds, Air Force Special Operations School instructor, during a weapons demonstration at Hurlburt Field, Fla. "Gunny" Ermey toured the school during his visit for an upcoming episode of the show focusing on Air Force Special Operations Command. Gunny Ermey, a retired Marine, is known for his role as a tough-as-nails drill instructor in the film "Full Metal Jacket." (U.S. Air Force photo/Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery)

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Final approach

Lt. Col. Dirk Smith, 94th Fighter Squadron commander, and Maj. Kevin Dolata, 94th FS assistant director of operations, turn in on final approach to Langley Air Force Base, Va., Friday, March 3, 2006, to deliver the first F-22A Raptors assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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94th Raptors

Lt. Col. Dirk Smith and Maj. Kevin Dolata move into the Langley Air Force Base pattern Friday, March 3, 2006 to deliver the first F-22A Raptors assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron. The 94th is the second squadron at Langley to receive the new stealth fighter. Colonel Smith is the squadron commander. Major Dolata is the squadron's assistant director of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Front line forecast

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Jody Ball releases a weather balloon during a special operations' weather team exercise near the base. Sergeant Ball is a weatherman with the 10th Combat Weather Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery)

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Front line forecast

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFPN) -- Tech. Sgt. Rick Rohde (left) takes a wind velocity reading while Staff Sgt. Jody Ball (center) and Tech. Sgt. Jim Morello provide cover during a special operations weather team exercise near the base. The Airmen are with the 10th Combat Weather Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery)

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Front line forecast

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFPN) -- Capt. Don Garrett (left) and Staff Sgt. Jody Ball look for enemy forces during a special operations weather team exercise near the base. Special operations weathermen are highly trained to operate in hostile environments with special operators from all services. They provide weather data and forecasts that combatant commanders need to plan and execute missions. Captain Garrett and Sergeant Ball are with the 10th Combat Weather Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery)

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Weather warriors

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Capt. Don Garrett leads a special operations weather team during a training exercise here. Special operations meteorologists provide weather information to operators around the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Tuskegee Airmen return to warzone

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Col. Gordon Jacobs (left) puts wing patches onto the uniform of retired Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col Robert Ashby. Colonel Ashby is one of five Tuskegee Airman visiting here. Colonel Jacobs is the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group commander. The Army created the Tuskegee Airmen unit in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Tuskegee Airmen return to warzone

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Capt. Mark Ferstl (left) explains an unmanned aerial vehicle's ground control station to Tuskegee Airmen retired Lt. Col. Lee Archer (sitting) retired Lt. Col Robert Ashby (back right) and retired Col. Dick Toliver (leaning on the chair). The Tuskegee Airmen are here to meet deployed 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group Airmen and observe operations. The Army created the Tuskegee Airmen unit in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Tuskegee Airmen return to warzone

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Kimberly Farrell (left) talks to Tuskegee Airman retired Col. Dick Toliver (right), while Staff Sgt. Avery Ware (back right) chats with retired Lt. Col Robert Ashby (back left) here. The Tuskegee Airmen are here to meet deployed 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group Airmen and observe operations. The Army created the Tuskegee Airmen unit in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Tuskegee Airmen return to warzone

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Avery Ware talks to a Tuskegee Airman. The Tuskegee Airmen are here to meet deployed 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group Airmen and observe operations. The Army created the Tuskegee Airmen unit in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Air Force evacuates the sick and wounded

NEW ORLEANS -- Capt. Mike Dixon and Staff Sgt. Lina Gamez provide a hand to hold and reassuring words to an elderly patient who survived Hurricane Katrina. They are traveling aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from the international airport here Sept. 1st. Captain Dixon and Sergeant Gamez have teamed up with an activated Reserve C-17 crew from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., to provide aeromedical evacuation for ambulatory and critical care patients. The flight carried 28 ambulatory and six litters to Dobbins Air Force Base, Ga. Captain Dixon is an intensive care nurse with the 59th Medical Wing, Sergeant Gamez is a respiratory therapist with the 759th Surgical Operations Squadron, both from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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Convoy escorts continue heritage of Tuskegee Airmen

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Rebecca Turnipseed inspects a .50-caliber machine gun before a convoy escort mission. The Air Force escort units have yet to lose a customer to enemy attack. Sergeant Turnipseed is assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Detachment 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Chisholm)

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Airmen help improve B-2 aircraft maintenance in Guam

Senior Airman Mindy High prepares to launch a B-2 Spirit bomber during a mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The B-2s deployed to Andersen AFB Feb. 25 to provide U.S. Pacific Command officials a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region, enhancing regional security and the U.S. commitment to the Western Pacific. Bomber aircraft have had an ongoing presence on the island since February 2004. Airman High is a crew chief from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Lackland medics support OIF evacuation mission

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- 2nd Lt. Tami Blecha performs a neurovascular assessment on Army Spc. Daniel Bartlett at the contingency aeromedical staging facility here Jan. 16. Specialist Bartlett is a member of the Arkansas Army National Guard deployed as part of the 239th Engineering Company. Lieutenant Blecha is a clinical nurse deployed to Balad from the 859th Medical Operations Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marc Barnes)

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C-130 in Kigali, Rwanda for humanitarian mission

Staff Sgt. Austin Layton marshals a C-130 Hercules aircraft Oct. 24 at the international airport at Kigali, Rwanda. He is a flight manager assigned to the 322nd Air Expeditionary Group. Sergeant Jackson is deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, supporting a humanitarian mission to help the African Union mitigate the crisis in Sudan's Darfur Region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tony Tolley)

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Eagles fly the nest

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Pilots here step to their jets for the final flight of F-15 Eagles assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron on Sept. 24. After Oct. 1, the squadron will officially begin the migration to become the first operational F/A-22 Raptor squadron by mid-2005. The pilots are (from left) Col. Thomas Tinsley, 1st Operations Group commander; Lt. Col. James Hecker, 27th FS operations officer; Lt. Col. Stuart Nichols, 27th FS commander; and 1st Lt. Michael Hiatt, a 27th FS pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Managing the airfield

Capt. Tim Beck talks with airfield management recently during a Cornet Bugle 49 exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Captain Beck is assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Whiteman AFB, Mo. He is deployed supporting B-2 Spirit bomber operations as part of Air Combat Command's ongoing global power missions. The mission enables aircrews to train for long flights from United States to overseas locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)

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Spirit of Service

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Staff Sgt. Catherin Lammon has earned the 2004 American Legion Spirit of Service award for her continued role in the community as a volunteer. She is assigned to the 50th Operations Group here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mike Meares)

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