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KC-135s support F-22 mission

An F-22 Raptor receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve July 31, 2017. The F-22 is a component of the Global Strike Task Force, supporting U.S. and Coalition forces working to liberate territory and people under the control of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Battles)

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Keeping it clean

Airman 1st Class Stephen Blackhall cleans and inspects wires for corrosion under the gearbox of an HH-60G Pave Hawk Nov. 2, 2011, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron recently earned the Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award for effective management of its resources and its contributions to the mission. Blackhall is an 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical environmentalist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Justin Veazie)

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Kicking up dust

A C-130 Hercules takes off on a dirt landing strip in Qalat, Afghanistan, August 14, 2011. The C-130 transported Army passengers and cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Salanitri)

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Late Night Call

Tech. Sgt. Donald Urqhart and Airman 1st Class Michael Pincheira look over a grid map before calling in a simulated airstrike Aug. 14, 2011, at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., during a Green Flag-West 11-9 training exercise. Urqhart and Pincheira are joint terminal attack controllers assigned to the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Lewis, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Laying down some fire

Tech. Sgt. Sam Pastor fires an Mk48 Sept. 10, 2011, at the off-base firing range near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan. Pastor is a vehicle maintainer with the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)

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Laying the wood

As part of a quick-response team qualification course, Airmen from the 51st Security Forces Squadron accomplish sit-ups while securing a 100-pound wooden beam Aug. 9, 2011 at Osan Air Base, South Korea. To become a member of the base’s QRT, Airmen have to overcome challenges that test their strength, endurance and ability to act as a cohesive squad. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daylena Gonzalez)

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Let it burn

Air Force firefighters assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing train with civilian firefighters to remove simulated victims from a burning aircraft April 2, 2013, at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton, New York. The Airmen are assigned to the 106th Civil Engineering Squadron. Kellogg University provided the mock aircraft, which burned propane at an estimated 1,200 degrees. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Muncy)

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Lifeline

A pararescueman hoists a survivor into an HH-60 Pave Hawk during a terminal employment phase March 13, 2013, at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. The hoist is a quick, effective method of recovering survivors. The phase is one out of a series of advanced training programs administered at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

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Like herding cattle

Maj. Douglas Riley tries to corral water buffalo into a pen for examination Sept. 22, 2011, in Fuiloro, Timor-Leste during Pacific Angel 11-02. Riley is a 13th Air Force international health veterinarian at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

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Load up

Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., work on a C-17 Globemaster III during an operational readiness evaluation Oct. 25, 2011, in Gulfport, Miss. The evaluation was intended to determine the wing members’ ability to fight and objectively measure mission effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)

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Load Up

Airmen prepare to unload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 18, 2011, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., during Exercise Eagle Flag. The exercise is designed for developing, testing and rehearsing the expeditionary combat support capabilities of a traditional air base opening. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joanna Hensley)

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Local visit

A young boy leans over a wall trying to get the attention of Lt. Col. Jayson Allen as he hands out school supplies to a group of children Oct. 14, 2011, in Laghman province, Afghanistan. The PRT traveled to the village of Deh E Ziarat to meet with the village elder and the people to talk about their community. Allen is the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)

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Locked up

Staff Sgt. Michelle Charlie waits for a reporting statement from Drew Hagen Oct. 11, 2011, during a mock training instructor drill at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Officials at the 345th Recruiting Squadron scheduled the drill to give future Airman an opportunity to experience basic training and ask questions. Charlie is a former military training instructor, and Hagen is a Delayed Entry Program member. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

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Maintaining security

Staff Sgt. Martin Ratkowski and his military working dog Tosca search a home for home-made explosives Oct. 20, 2011, in a local village in the district of Mizan, Afghanistan. Ratkowski is a military working dog handler attached to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul to provide explosives searches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)

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Making the cut

Staff Sgt. Daniel Kay cuts diamond-plate steel with an oxyacetylene torch Nov. 22, 2011, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Kay is an aircraft metals technology craftsman assigned to the 86th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen J. Otero)

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Man down

Staff Sgt. Bill Cenna prepares to move a patient on a litter while an HH-60G Pavehawk lands during training Sept. 21, 2011, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The training focused on quick-care under fire and also gave training to Baker Company, 3rd Platoon, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) on how to react when pararescuemen arrive. Cena is a 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Zachary Wolf)

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Marching for a cause

Airmen from Hurlburt Field, Fla., wave to passing cars during the last leg of a 450-mile march in honor of five fallen comrades Feb. 8, 2013, in Tampa. Fla. Four teams from the 319th Special Operations Squadron, 34th SOS, 18th Flight Test Squadron, and 25th Intelligence Squadron completed the march in six days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class David Tracy)

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Marching in honor

Members of Team 3 pass through Flatonia, Texas, Oct. 17, 2011, during the Tim Davis Memorial. The march honored fallen special tactics Airmen and consisted of six, three-member teams. The march spanned across four states before ending at the Special Tactics Training Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 26, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sharida Jackson)

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Marching Through Town

Members of the 23rd Security Forces Squadron and 336th Recruiting Squadron, from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., make their way down Highway 280 Aug. 9, 2011, near Preston, Ga. during their portion of the Ruck March to Remember. The 181-mile march began July 12 at the Security Forces Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and will end Sept. 11 at Ground Zero in New York City to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter)

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Mentoring moment

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody meets with Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing March 26, 2013, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Cody visited with service members to share the Air Force strategic vision. Cody is the 17th chief master sergeant of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caitlin O'Neil-McKeown)

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