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190116-F-QS677-0113

Maj. John Richardson, right, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron physician, practices medical care on a simulated patient during exercise Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 16, 2019. Emerald Warrior/Trident is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Erin Piazza)

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Goldfein gets up close view of new T-X trainer

Boeing test pilot Steve Schmidt explains features of the new T-X trainer to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein as Goldfein sits in the plane’s elevated instructor’s seat. Goldfein inspected the plane during a visit Jan. 15 to Boeing’s St. Louis production facility.(Boeing photo)

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Goldfein gets up close view of new T-X trainer

After his first up-close view Jan. 15 of a ready-to-fly T-X, the Air Force’s training aircraft of the future, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein could have been expected to marvel at the technical sophistication of a state-of-the-art plane designed and manufactured not only with future pilots in mind but with maintainers and software specialists as well.

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Loading and unloading munitions

Airman 1st Class Gavin Sybiak, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 79th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team member, inspects an F-16CM Fighting Falcon weapon rack at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 10, 2019. Sybiak was part of a three-man team tasked with loading and unloading munitions onto an F-16CM Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Maldonado)

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Keeping the mission going

Tech. Sgt. Andrew Smith, a 182nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard aerospace maintenance specialist, de-ices a C-130H3 Hercules on the flightline at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill., Jan. 13, 2019. The Peoria area received a record-breaking 17.2 inches of snowfall between Jan. 11 and 12, according to National Weather Service preliminary reports. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Grabiec)

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Feeding the battlefield

Members from both the North Carolina Air National Guard and Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York, prepare lunch in the dining facility during drill weekend at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Jan. 12, 2019. Food services Airmen from the North Carolina Air National Guard train members from the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., on full-service kitchen operations in preparation for the upcoming Air Force active duty and reserve Hennessy Award competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Anthony Ballard)

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Senior Airman Eusaybia Parker wears her M50 gas mask during an ability to survive and operate training class on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 20, 2018. The class included decontamination procedures, self-aid and buddy care and proper wear of the M50 gas mask. Parker is assigned to the 108th Wing’s Maintenance Operations Flight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

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Katelyn Morris, a services specialist with the 182nd Force Support Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, cooks shrimp during lunch at the 182nd Airlift Wing’s dining facility in Peoria, Ill., Dec. 1, 2018. Services Airmen are responsible for facilitating food service, lodging, fitness and sports, readiness, mortuary and protocol support. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright present the Medal of Honor Flag to Valerie Nessel, widow of Medal of Honor recipient Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, during Chapman’s Pentagon Hall of Heroes induction ceremony at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., Aug. 23, 2018. Chapman was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions on Takur Ghar Mountain in Afghanistan March 4, 2002. An elite special operations team was ambushed by the enemy and came under heavy fire from multiple directions. Chapman immediately charged an enemy bunker through thigh-deep snow and killed all enemy occupants. Courageously moving from cover to assault a second machine gun bunker, he was injured by enemy fire. Despite severe wounds, he fought relentlessly, sustaining a violent engagement with multiple enemy personnel before making the ultimate sacrifice. With his last actions, he saved the lives of his teammates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rusty Frank)

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Staff Sgt. Chad Bohr and Tech. Sgt. Tyler Dalton, 377th Weapons System Security Squadron, are splashed by spectators during the Battle of the Battleships, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 30, 2018. Bohr and Dalton's ship, “Ops Boat,” placed second overall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

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180815-F-WF811-0725

Aerospace medical technicians from the U.S. Air Force Reserve 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., participate in Tactical Combat Casualty Care training during Exercise Patriot Warrior 2018 at Fort McCoy, Wis., August 15, 2018. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise, providing an opportunity for Reserve Airmen to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Priest)

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Airman 1st Class Cassandra Herlache, 9th Operation Support Squadron radar, airfield and weather apprentice, executes a climb during a trial run at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 16, 2018. Airmen in the process of climbing must have three points of physical contact with the tower at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justin Parsons)

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An Air Force Reserve pararescueman from the 920th Rescue Wing jumps out of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter May 26th, 2018, during the 2nd annual Salute to American Heroes Air and Sea Show, in Miami Beach, Fla. This two-day event showcases military fighter jets and other aircraft and equipment from all branches of the military in observance of Memorial Day, honoring servicemembers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Trimarchi)

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An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 163rd Fighter Squadron flies a mission over Afghanistan, May 28, 2018. The A-10, which can loiter near battle areas for extended periods of time and operate in low ceiling and visibility conditions, provides close-air support for coalition forces and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces on the offensive against the Taliban. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)

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Senior Airman Makayla Scanlan, 96th Surgical Operations Squadron, holds a bugle in place as it plays taps at the 49th Annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial ceremony, May 5, 2018. Names of recent fallen and past EOD technicians are added to the memorial wall and flags presented to their families during a ceremony each year at the Kauffman EOD Training Complex at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Army and Navy added 12 new names in 2018. The all-service total now stands at 338. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

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180505-F-ZU607-0218

An F-15E Strike Eagle flies over Iraq May 5, 2018. The F-15E is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems gives the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night, and in all weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)

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180420-F-CQ929-0226

Two U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles, a B-52 Stratofortress bomber and two Royal Moroccan air force F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in a formation during Exercise African Lion April 20, 2018. This combined multilateral exercise is designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation’s tactics, techniques and procedures while demonstrating the strong bond between the nation’s militaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Malcolm Mayfield)

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Ben Seekell, Warrior Games athlete, goes into his discus rotation during a track and field session at the Air Force team’s training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 16, 2018. The week-long Warrior Games training camp was the Air Force’s last team practice session before the yearly competition in June. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

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180404-F-OH871-2534

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, operates the canopy of his parachute while conducting a high altitude, high opening military free fall jump working with a C-130J Super Hercules flown by the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 4, 2018. Guardian Angel Team members conduct training on all aspects of combat, medical procedures and search and rescue tactics to hone their skills, providing the highest level of tactical capabilities to combatant commanders. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo Edited by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)

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An Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, communicates with an Army Task Force Brawler CH-47F Chinook during a training exercise at an undisclosed location in the mountains of Afghanistan, March 14, 2018. The Army crews and Air Force Guardian Angel teams conducted the exercise to build teamwork and procedures as they provide joint personnel recovery capability, aiding in the delivery of decisive airpower for U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)

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