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RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Capt. Kelly Travis looks over the shoulder of Ensign Benjamin George as he instructs him in the navigation of an Air Force T-43. Captain Travis and Ensign George are assigned to the 562nd Flying Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Parked

ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Crew chiefs from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "The Thunderbirds," park six F-16 Fighting Falcons upon landing here. The Thunderbirds are performing a two-week tour in Latin America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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Sign of Success

SIALULIAI, Lithuania (AFPN) -- Crew chiefs tend to an F-16 Fighting Falcon flown by Capt. Joey Gaona after completing a training flight. The 23rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron is participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, providing 24-hour security over the skies of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Thomas Crosson)

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Sign of success

SIALULIAI, Lithuania (AFPN) -- Capt. Joey Gaona signals the completion of another successful mission here. The 23rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron is participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, providing 24-hour security over the skies of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Captain Gaona is an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 23rd Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Thomas Crosson)

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Preventive maintenance

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- Senior Airman William Jackson uses an impact wrench to remove bolts from a C-130 Hercules main landing gear wheel. He is an aero repair technician with the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Preventive maintenance

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- Senior Airman William Jackson removes a defective cotter pin from an adaptor housing of a C-130 Hercules nose landing gear here. He is an aero repair technician with the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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UAVs hunt tree disease

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFPN) -- Cadet Erin Heintz works with pine needles in the biology department here. The Air Force Academy Biology Department is working to determine a correlation between the infrared signature and the water potential of the ponderosa pine needle. They can then fly an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle over the local pine trees with a sensor that can detect which trees have been infected by measuring the amount of moisture in the pine needles. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Over Africa

OVER AFRICA (AFPN) -- A pararescueman jumps from an HC-130 during a training mission recently. The Airman is from the 131st Rescue Squadron, which works hand in hand with the 449th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. The training occurred while deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa in Djibouti, Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Shannon Collins)

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Guardsmen train during CJTF-HOA

DJIBOUTI, Africa (AFPN) -- New York Air National Guardsmen Staff Sgt. Jason Rogers hands the chalks to their HC-130 aircraft to Chief Master Sgt. Tom Elefterion before a Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa mission. Sergeant Rogers is a crewchief with the 449th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and Chief Elefterion is an HC-130 loadmaster superintendent also assigned to the 449th ERQS. The Guardsmen are from the 102nd Rescue Squadron, the oldest ANG unit. While deployed to Djibouti, Africa, the unit performed pararescue drops, air refueling for Marine CH-53s and stayed on alert to recover any downed servicemembers. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Shannon Collins)

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Master Sgt. James Royuela inspects brake lines on the main landing gear of a KC-10A Extender aircraft on the flightline of this desert air base Oct. 26. Sergeant Royuela supervises an aircraft maintenance unit of 21 members devoted to inspecting and maintaining several of the $85 million refueling aircraft used for aerial refueling of coalition aircraft supporting ground forces. He is deployed to a non-disclosable location from the 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron based at Travis AFB, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Hammond)

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UAV mission

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) - Tech. Sgt. James Moffett (right) and Airman 1st Class Dathen Schori inspect an unmanned aerial vehicle. Sergeant Moffett is a UAV crew chief and Airman Schori is an avionics specialist with the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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UAV mission

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Airman 1st Class Dathen Schori inspects an unmanned aerial vehicle. Airman Schori is an avionics specialist with the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Airman 1st Class Richard Parsons checks for potential flaws on an aircraft using Eddy current. Airman Parsons is deployed here from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rhiannon Willard)

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Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Antwon Gallagher uses the magnetic particle method to check for cracks in an aircraft part. Airman Gallagher is deloyed here from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rhiannon Willard)

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Guatemalan International Air Show 2005

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA- Tech. Sgt. Barry Snokhous checks an F-15 Eagle's fire warning system prior to its performance in a Guatemalan International Air Show 2005. Sergeant Snokhous is a member of the West Coast F-15 Demonstration Team, which participated in the airshow Oct. 26 as part of a three-country tour to include Guatemala, EL Salvador, and Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lohr)

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Aircrew's view

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala -- A C-130 Hercules aircrew from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard watch as the Thunderbirds streak by during the Guatemalan International Air Show 2005. The C-130 was part of the U.S Air Force team supporting the show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lohr)

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Multipoint

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Airman 1st Class Joseph Lameris, front, and Staff Sgt. Alika Beyer conduct maintenance on a multipoint refueling system pod mounted to a KC-135 Stratotanker. They are assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Barry Loo)

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Combat sortie

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Maintainers watch as an EC-130H Compass Call prepares for takeoff on a combat sortie. Since November 2004, EC-130s have supported more that 1,500 air-support requests from ground forces participating in Operation Enduring Freedom. The aircraft and Airmen who support the compass call mission are deployed here from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. James H. Cunningham)

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Troops look up to EC-130 support

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- Tech. Sgt. Mike Dyson makes final checks on an EC-130H Compass Call before a combat sortie. Sergeant Dyson, a 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron mission crew supervisor, deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Since November 2004, EC-130s have supported more that 1,500 air-support requests from ground forces participating in Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. James H. Cunningham)

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'Turkey feather' check

BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Vt. -- Airman 1st Class Jacques Young inspects the "turkey feathers" -- fan blades -- on an F-16 Fighting Falcon's Pratt and Whitney F100-220E engine. The jet engine mechanic works at the propulsion shop of the 158th Fighter Wing here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rob Trubia)

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