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Wheeling the Hercules

KARSHI-KHANABAD, Uzbekistan -- Staff Sgt. Adam Carter works on the wheel of a C-130 Hercules during airfield maintenance operations here March 3. He is a C-130 Hercules maintainer with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Battlelab demonstrates new propeller balancing system

MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE, N.J. -- Ron Petticoffer (on test stand) and Wayne Schadler mount a C-130 Hercules engine with a modified propeller on a test stand to perform the first operational checkout of the new in-flight propeller balancing system. The Air Mobility Battlelab here installed the new system on a C-130 assigned to the 913th Airlift Wing from Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, Pa. The men are technicians assigned to the 913th Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tanaya Harms)

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Battlelab demonstrates new propeller balancing system

MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE, N.J. -- Wayne Schadler installs an integral oil control on a C-130 Hercules engine that has the new in-flight propeller balancing system. The Air Mobility Battlelab here installed the new system on a C-130 assigned to the 913th Airlift Wing from Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, Pa. Mr. Schadler is a technician assigned to the 913th Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tanaya Harms)

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Women command airspace in combat pilot positions

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Capt. Bridget McNamara checks her oxygen mask and the microphone assembly in her helmet March 7. She is a B-1 Lancer pilot assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Piatek)

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Women command airspace in combat pilot positions

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Capt. Kim Black performs preflight checks here March 2. She has flown B-1 Lancers for more than 9 years and is currently the only female pilot in the 37th Bomb Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Piatek)

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Perserver Inspection

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Airman 1st Class Marianne Hebreo inspects for imperfections on a 9-P Life Preserver Unit case here March 2. Airman Hebreo is a survival equipment apprentice with the 31st Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scherrie K. Gates)

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Seat check

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Staff Sgt. Roy Washington inspects an ejection seat here March 2. He is a survival equipment craftsman with the 31st Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scherrie K. Gates)

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Loadmaster

MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE, N.J. -- An Airman with the 305th Aerial Port Squadron in front of a snow-covered KC-10 Extender here uses a front loader to unload a cargo aircraft here Feb. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenn Mann)

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Air Force receives third Osprey

OVER EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first two Air Force CV-22 Osprey test aircraft fly in formation here. A third Osprey arrived at the base Feb. 26. (U.S. Air Force photo by James Haseltine)

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Airmen examining New Horizons

SANTA CLARA, El Salvador -- Staff Sgt. Jason Silcott (right) and a local civil engineer carry a footer frame for a new clinic being built here. The civil engineers are part of New Horizons 2005, a readiness training exercise providing humanitarian assistance to people in El Salvador. Air Force active-duty and Reserve civil engineers are working with about 180 El Salvadorian counterparts during the three-month exercise. Sergeant Silcott is assigned to the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik)

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Frozen Falcons

AVIANO AIR BASE Italy -- Tech. Sgt. Clay Jones keeps track of F-16 Fighting Falcons' status here. He is a job expediter assigned to the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Frozen Falcons

AVIANO AIR BASE Italy -- F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chiefs look for debris on the taxiways here a couple hours before launching F-16s. Loose debris can damage jet engines. The Airmen are assigned to the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Eagle intake

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Andrew Clarey performs a post-flight inspection of an F-15 Eagle intake and looks for any possible damage following an exercise training mission here Feb. 16. Sergeant Clarey is crew chief with 18th Air Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)

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Sheppard Airmen check out Raptor simulator

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Contractor Rich Briggs explains some of the features of the heads-up display of the F/A-22 Raptor simulator to Airmen here. Contractors brought the demonstrator to give base Airmen a glimpse of the future of fighters in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Ingle)

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Thunderbirds in training

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The 2005 Thunderbird Show Line stands ready to meet six jets moments after a practice flight by the 2005 demonstration team here. The U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds," who start their show season in March, are scheduled to perform at 45 different show sites in the United States, Canada and Central America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. George F. Jozens)

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Keeping Eagles flying

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Staff Sgts. Russel Phillips (left) and Angel Rodriguez inspect the wheel well of an F-15 Eagle for anything out of the ordinary. They are F-15 crew chiefs with the 33rd Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Craig McDonnell)

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Keeping Eagles flying

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Johnakin Thomas repairs an F-15 Eagle's radar antenna. He is an avionics specialist with the 33rd Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Craig McDonnell)

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Keeping Eagles flying

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- An Airman with the 33rd Maintenance Squadron here works on an F-15 Eagle engine. Maintenance officials say that for every hour an aircraft spends in the air, it requires 25 hours of maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Craig McDonnell)

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Keeping Eagles flying

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- An Airman with the 33rd Maintenance Squadron here works in an F-15 Eagle engine bay. Airmen of the 33rd MXS, along with those of the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, specialize in accessories, aerospace ground equipment, propulsion, avionics, armaments, munitions, maintenance and fabrication to keep 54 F-15s flying year round. (U.S. Air Force photo by Craig McDonnell)

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Check it 'n' bolt

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Senior Airman Roger Osorio performs a last-minute maintenance check on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at the end of the runway as it prepares to take off here Feb. 12. Airman Osorio is with the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christina D. Kinsey)

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