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Record-breaking numbers ensure 'boots on the ground'

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- (Clockwise from left) C-130 Hercules pilot Capt. Todd Linton and his co-pilot 1st Lt. Robert Cureton and flight engineer Master Sgt. Gary Corley run through checklists after taking off from a forward-deployed location here Sept. 14. The crew is assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Denise Boyd)

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Remembering Sept. 11

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. Christina Hamel receives the American flag during a Sept. 11 retreat ceremony for members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at a forward-deployed location. The base honor guard completed the ceremony, which preceded a Sept. 11 memorial service at the base's theater. Sergeant Hamel is deployed from the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Natalia DaSilva)

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Twins stick together, even on deployment

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgts. Sharon and Lerinda Carle joined the Air Force two weeks after graduating from high school in Silverton, Idaho. They are currently deployed together here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Shellie L. Russell)

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Radar techs keep skies safe

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman Wade Evans replaces a circuit card in the Mobile Radar Navigation-25 tactical radar system. The system, built in 1998, is one of three in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)

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Airmen reach out to locals

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Two Bedouin children pose for a photograph on the perimeter of the base during an Operation Reach Out visit. The operation was created to establish a rapport with families living near the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Debbie Aragon)

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Airmen reach out to locals

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Master Sgt. Don Dixon talks with a local Bedouin family leader during an Operation Reach Out visit near here. Sergeant Dixon began the operation to establish a rapport with families living near the base. He is the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's operations superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Debbie Aragon)

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Airmen reach out to locals

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Master Sgt. Don Dixon (left) and interpreter Badreldin Osman talk to a local family on the perimeter of the base during an Operation Reach Out visit. Sergeant Dixon began the operation to establish a rapport with families living near the base. He is the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's operations superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Debbie Aragon)

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Fly away team

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Senior Airman Kenneth Gordon provides ground security around a C-130 Hercules at Baghad International Airport as 58 Iraqi police cadets wait to board. He is assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's fly away security team at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Martin Jackson)

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Is anyone watching?

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- A young girl peers from her doorway as U.S. Soldiers search her home for suspected insurgents near Logistics Support Area Anaconda here Aug. 20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steve Faulisi)

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Checking 'current' situation

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Ryan Michalec checks for cracks in an A-10 Thunderbolt II using eddy currents. He is a nondestructive inspection technician with the 354th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. Airman Michalec is from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)

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Airmen keep Litening pods striking

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Steven Brooks removes a part from an A-10 Thunderbolt II Laser Infrared Targeting and Navigation pod. The part is one of six self-contained units on the pod which are sent to the manufacturer for service. Airman Brooks is assigned to the 354th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)

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Air power!

OVER IRAQ -- A pair of F-16 Fighting Falcons launch flares during a mission Aug. 18. The aircraft are assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Balad Air Base, Iraq, and deployed from the New Mexico Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed)

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Air power!

OVER IRAQ -- A pair of F-16 Fighting Falcons launch flares during a mission Aug. 18. The aircraft are assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Balad Air Base, Iraq, from the New Mexico Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed)

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Air power!

OVER IRAQ -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon launches flares during a mission Aug. 18. The aircraft is assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Balad Air Base, Iraq, from the New Mexico Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed)

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Keeping Bagram safe

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Special Agents Jeff Rutherford (left) and Isaac Suydam plan a response while investigating an explosion near here. The two discovered an explosive extraction operation where the subject killed himself after accidentally triggering the explosive. They are assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigation detachment here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bobbie Jo King)

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Keeping Bagram safe

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Air Force Office of Special Investigation agents and Army military police respond to a rocket attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bobbie Jo King)

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Keeping Bagram safe

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Special Agents Isaac Suydam (left) and Jeff Rutherford search for a weapons cache inside a false wall. They are assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigation detachment here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bobbie Jo King)

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Afghan support

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules is about to take off from Kabul International Airport here Aug. 15 on its way to Shindand National Airport carrying Afghan soldiers. They are deploying to Shindand to retake control of government property seized as a result of factional fighting in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ann Bennett)

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Afghan support

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Dontrell Lively provides security at Kabul International Airport here Aug. 15 as Afghan soldiers board a C-130 Hercules bound for Shindand National Airport. The U.S. Air Force is helping airlift several Afghan battalions to Shindand to retake control of government property seized as a result of factional fighting in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ann Bennett)

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Afghan support

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. Tim Watts passes out ear plugs to Afghan soldiers waiting to board a C-130 Hercules on Aug. 15 at Kabul International Airport here. The Oklahoma Air National Guard aircraft and crew helped airlift several Afghan battalions to Shindand to retake control of government property seized as a result of factional fighting in the area. Sergeant Watts is an Oklahoma ANG C-130 aircrew member. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ann Bennett)

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