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Arkansas 'paves' way for visitors

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Staff Sgt. Jason Charpia pumps hydraulic fluid into an MH-53M Pave Low helicopter. Several aircraft from Hurlburt Field, Fla., were diverted here after an evacuation for Hurricane Dennis on July 8. Sergeant Charpia is assigned to the 16th Helicopter Maintenance Squadron at Hurlburt. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jon Quinlan)

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Arkansas 'paves' way for visitors

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- An MH-53M Pave Low sits on the flightline here safely away from Hurricane Dennis. The helicopter is one of many aircraft from the 16th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., that was diverted here after an evacuation for Hurricane Dennis on July 8. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jon Quinlan)

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Arkansas 'paves' way for visitors

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Tech. Sgt. Cedric Herron maintains an MH-53M Pave Low helicopter. Several aircraft from Hurlburt Field, Fla., were diverted here after an evacuation for Hurricane Dennis on July 8. Sergeant Herron is assigned to the 16th Helicopter Maintenance Squadron at Hurlburt. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jon Quinlan)

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Arms up!

POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Senior Airmen Oscar Mejia and Doug Parker load a MK-82 high-drag 500-pound bomb onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a load crew competition here Dec. 10. The Airmen are assigned to the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lisa Terry McKeown)

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Army Air Force P-47 recovered in the Netherlands

Dutch workmen stumbled across the wreckage of a U.S. World War II plane in April during a survey to establish a new industrial site. The aircraft wreckage pictured here was excavated by the Royal Netherlands Air Force and local authorities near the village of Oude-Tonge. It was identified as a U.S. Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolt that crashed in 1943 while escorting the withdrawal of allied bombers from a raid on the German city of Emmerich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad Padgett)

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Arnold contributes to first supersonic flight using synthetic fuel

A General Electric F101 engine serves as the power plant for the B-1B Lancer. The engine has undergone a variety of altitude tests in Arnold Engineering Development Center's aero-propulsion J-1 test cell. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Arresting development

Tech. Sgt. Randy Thibeau and Master Sgt. Gerald Kiger hold a stake hammer as it pounds a four-foot stake into the ground March 12 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The team drove 168 steaks into the ground to hold the entire arresting barrier system in place. If a fighter aircraft experiences malfunctioning landing gear, the pilot can a drop a hook to catch a cable attached to the barrier system, which slows the aircraft and enables a smoother landing. Sergeant Thibeau is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.; Sergeant Kiger is deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan. Both are 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron power production technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Arresting system stops aircraft safely

The hook from an F-16 Fighting Falcon slides in to grab the arresting system's cable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman John Gordinier)

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Arresting system stops aircraft safely

A hook on an F-16 Fighting Falcon catches the aircraft arresting system cable as part of a system test Friday, March 31, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tarsha Storey)

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Artist at work

Master Sgt. Michael Phillips draws the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron mascot with chalk on the side of a C-130 Hercules recently at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Sergeant Phillips is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as a C-130 non destructive tester. He is deployed here from Kulis Air National Guard, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente)

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As the world turns

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- The moon rises in the distance here over two C-130 Hercules aircraft as the sun sets April 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Darcie Ibidapo)

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Ashes to Ashes

Wreckage of an F-22 Raptor remains at the crash site on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 15, 2012. Officials with the 325th Fighter Wing are continuing to investigate and secure the scene. The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and first responders were on the scene in less than two minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lisa Norman)

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Assisting Americans

Airmen from the 435th Security Forces Squadron wait to leave Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on July 19. The Airmen are assisting humanitarian efforts for Americans who have left Lebanon for Cyprus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela B. Malek)

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Assisting Americans

Humanitarian supplies are loaded on an aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on July 19. The supplies are destined for Americans who have left Lebanon for Cyprus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela B. Malek)

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At day's end

An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle and F-16 Fighting Falcon return from an Operation Iraqi Freedom combat mission. Both aircraft provide intelligence, search and reconnaissance gathering features, as well as munitions capability to support ground troops and base defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Shannon Collins)

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At home on the range

F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from the 80th Fighter Squadron at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, fly a training mission over the South Korean peninsula Jan. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Quinton T. Burris)

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At home on the range

An Afghan National Army soldier removes the extra ammunition from AK-47 magazines after target practice is concluded. A battalion of ANA soldiers underwent long-rifle training March 14 at the Kabul Military Training Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stacia Zachary)

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At home on the range

An Afghan National Army lieutenant prepares to fire his AK-47 on the 150-meter target range March 14 at the Kabul National Military Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stacia Zachary)

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At home on the range

Afghan National Army soldiers line up at firing positions March 14 on a range at the Kabul National Military Center in preparation for a live-fire drill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stacia Zachary)

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At home on the range

Senior Master Sgt. Robert Spaulding shows Afghan National Army Capt. Abdul Rahman the mechanics of an M-16 March 14 and how to view the target through the optical scope. Captain Rahman, 1st Company military police commander, shot all 30 rounds within the target. Sergeant Spaulding, the garrison sergeant major for the Training Assistance Group, is deployed from the 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stacia Zachary)

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