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Battery check

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Chad Bowen inspects a C-17 Globemaster III's batteries for corrosion. He is an electro and environmental technician who maintains cryogenic and compressed gas units. Technicians here repair life raft inflation devices, small gas oxygen cylinders and batteries. Airman Bowen is assigned to the 374th Maintenance Squadron's accessories flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Pilot reflections

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Capt. Douglas Curran, a C-130 Hercules pilot, waits for instructions from Capt. Tyler Kern, aircraft commander (seen in the reflection), before takeoff. They are assigned to the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and are from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Carlos Diaz)

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What a drag

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM - Airman 1st Class John Harris shows an aircrew how to load a drag chute on a B-52 Stratofortress bomber at a forward-deployed location. Aircraft servicing training is conducted periodically for aircrews by maintainers. The crews require the ground training in the event they land without maintenance support and have to service the aircraft themselves. Airman Harris is a crew chief deployed to the 40th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rich Romero)

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Tunnel of doom

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Senior Airman Chris Hubbard measures the damage of a 417.4 bulkhead with a micrometer here June 15. Airman Hubbard is assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Bevier)

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Iraqi Freedom

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Capt. Scott Walker prepares to enter the cockpit of an F-16 Falcon before flying a combat mission over Iraq here June 11. Captain Walker is deployed from the 510th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Robertson)

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Battery check

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Michael Davis checks the electrical components of a battery from an E-3 Sentry here. Airman Davis is assigned to the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Pallazola)

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Puttin' the metal to the grind

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Spencer Doyle grinds a bracket before placing it on an F-15C Eagle here recently. Airman Doyle is assigned to the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather L. Tower)

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Technicians ensure safe, clean, serviceable fuel

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Carmarius Johnson conducts a fibers test of a jet fuel sample from a fuel truck while Susumo Iwasaki places fuel filters in an oven during inspection here. They are inspecting the filters to ensure they are free of contaminants. They are fuels laboratory technicians with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Technicians ensure safe, clean, serviceable fuel

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Carmarius Johnson pours fuel inside a glass container during a test here. The aircraft sump sample test ensures that fuel from the bottom part of C-130 Hercules tank is free of particulates. Sergeant Carmarius is a fuels laboratory technician with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Technicians ensure safe, clean, serviceable fuel

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Carmarius Johnson dries residual fuel from a filter. He is inspecting the filters to ensure they are free of contaminants. He is a fuels laboratory technician with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Guardsmen familiarize Polish airmen with F-16

POZNAN, Poland -- Senior Airman Sean Kaley guides an F-16 Fighting Falcon while another taxis in the background. Airmen from the Illinois Air National Guard's 183rd Fighter Wing are familiarizing Polish airmen with the F-16 during the U.S. European Command exercise Sentry White Falcon 2005 through June 17. In 2006, the Polish air force will start receiving their own F-16s that will begin replacing their Soviet-made MiG fighters as the country modernizes its military to NATO standards. Airman Kaley is a crew chief with the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Guardsmen familiarize Polish airmen with F-16

POZNAN, Poland -- Tech. Sgt. Brenton Baker reviews F-16 Fighting Falcon seat procedures with Polish air force Capt. Arkadiesz Kurkiewicz here. Airmen from the Illinois Air National Guard's 183rd Fighter Wing are familiarizing Polish airmen with the F-16 during the U.S. European Command exercise Sentry White Falcon 2005 through June 17. In 2006, the Polish air force will start receiving their own F-16s that will begin replacing their Soviet-made MiG fighters as the country modernizes its military to NATO standards. Sergeant Baker is a life support technician with the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Guardsmen familiarize Polish airmen with F-16

POZNAN, Poland -- Staff Sgt. Valentina Thoele (left) discusses F-16 Fighting Falcon operations with Staff Sgt. Loni Gotschall here. The Airmen are from the Illinois Air National Guard's 183rd Fighter Wing, and they are familiarizing Polish airmen with the F-16 during the U.S. European Command exercise Sentry White Falcon 2005 through June 17. In 2006, the Polish air force will start receiving their own F-16s that will begin replacing their Soviet-made MiG fighters as the country modernizes its military to NATO standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Guardsmen familiarize Polish airmen with F-16

POZNAN, Poland -- Master Sgt. Kenneth Blackard demonstrates an F-16 Fighting Falcon preflight inspection to Polish airmen here. Airmen from the Illinois Air National Guard's 183rd Fighter Wing are familiarizing Polish airmen with the F-16 during the U.S. European Command exercise Sentry White Falcon 2005 through June 17. In 2006, the Polish air force will start receiving their own F-16s that will begin replacing their Soviet-made MiG fighters as the country modernizes its military to NATO standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Guardsmen familiarize Polish airmen with F-16

POZNAN, Poland -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief watches a Su-22 aircraft taxi here. Airmen from the Illinois Air National Guard's 183rd Fighter Wing are familiarizing Polish airmen with the F-16 during the U.S. European Command exercise Sentry White Falcon 2005 through June 17. In 2006, the Polish air force will start receiving their own F-16s that will begin replacing their Soviet-made MiG fighters as the country modernizes its military to NATO standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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More strike in the Eagle

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Staff Sgt. Bryon Russell ensures a joint direct attack munition is loaded on an F-15E Strike Eagle here June 10. Sergeant Russell is a weapons load crew chief with the 336th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman J.G. Buzanowski)

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More strike in the Eagle

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Staff Sgt. Bryon Russell (left) and Senior Airman Josiah Chrisley load a joint direct attack munition onto an F-15E Strike Eagle on June 10. The Airmen are assigned to the 336th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman J.G. Buzanowski)

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More strike in the Eagle

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Staff Sgt. Jessica Parris removes the straps from a joint direct attack munition June 10. Sergeant Parris is a weapons load crew member with the 336th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman J.G. Buzanowski)

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KC-10 air refueling sorties vital to combat missions

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Erik Barnhart (on the stand) and Airman 1st Class Jose Cabiya change an auxiliary power unit on a KC-10 Extender. The 10th Aircraft Maintenance Unit's Airmen helped get the refueler airborne allowing fighter aircraft needing fuel to continue to provide cover for Soldiers on the ground in Iraq on June 7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elijah Roberts)

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Hercules supply mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. John Brockman inspects containerized delivery system pallets onboard a K-loader at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. Each humanitarian pallet contained basic medical supplies, food and blankets. The pallets were airdropped from a C-130 Hercules to Soldiers in rural areas of Afghanistan, and the supplies were distributed to needy villagers in the local area. Sergeant Brockman is a loadmaster with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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