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Ready for anything

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Senior Airman Clifford Cochrany tests the chlorine levels of the potable water supply during an exercise here. Exercises are periodically conducted to train and prepare Airmen for deployments. Airman Cochrany is assigned to the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Barry Loo)

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Ready for anything

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Dan Turner tests the chlorine levels of the potable water supply during an exercise here. The exercise prepared Airmen for situations they may encounter during deployments. Airman Turner is assigned to the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Barry Loo)

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Getting fit

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Master Sgt. Chuck Jenkins stands hooked up to a machine during a gas mask fit test here. The test analyzes air particles in the mask versus air particles outside the mask to ensure there are no leaks and the mask fits properly. Sergeant Jenkins is assigned to the 354th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang)

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Getting fit

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Senior Airman Mouhamed Gadiaga (left) hooks up Staff Sgt. Eric Straker's gas mask to a monitoring device to ensure a proper seal and fit. Airman Gadiaga is assigned to the 354th Medical Operations Squadron, and Sergeant Straker is assigned to the 354th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang)

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Getting fit

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- First Lt. Michael McGrew breathes into his gas mask during a fit test here to ensure his mask has a proper seal to prevent leaks. Lieutenant McGrew is assigned to the 18th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang)

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Battling time

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Lloyd Stafford, former Air Force welterweight boxing champion for 1995 and 1996, trains Senior Airman Nathan Simmons after their duty day. They keep fit here with a training regimen that includes cardiovascular, weight training and boxing. One of their training goals is to prepare Airman Simmons for an Army boxing competition at nearby Camp Victory. The Airmen are assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Cope North bilateral exercise wraps up in GuamCope North wraps up, a success

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Japanese air self-defense force maintainers prepare an F-4EJ Kais for a mission during Cope North here. The bilateral exercise included about 300 U.S. Airmen and about 250 Japanese participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Michael Dorus)

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Cope North bilateral exercise wraps up in Guam

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles and Japanese F-4EJ Kais sit on the parking ramp, ready for an exercise mission during Cope North, which ended July 21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Cope North bilateral exercise wraps up in Guam

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Japanese 1st Lt. Nobuhiro Horii performs a preflight inspection before a Cope North mission involving live munitions. This is the first year the Japanese air self-defense force has used live munitions during training missions here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Settin' up

LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Senior Airman Lisa Tkaczyck installs a tent air conditioner while deployed to Eagle Flag, an air and space expeditionary force support exercise. The goal of the exercise is to open and establish an air base at a forward-deployed location. Airman Tkaczyck is assigned to the 612th Air Communications Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lohr)

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Settin' up

LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Senior Airman Chris Elkins unloads a secure phone from a pallet for the wing operation center while deployed to Eagle Flag, an air and space expeditionary force support exercise. The goal of the exercise is to test Airmen's ability to establish an air base at a forward-deployed location. Airman Elkins is assigned to the 355th Communications Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lohr)

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Movin' out

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman Marlon Wells guides a forklift during an operational readiness exercise here. He is assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Movin' out

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen prepare to load equipment onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft during an operational readiness exercise here. The Airmen are assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Movin' out

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen load a C-130 Hercules aircraft with equipment during an operational readiness exercise here. The aircraft is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Movin' out

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgts. Jose Cabrera (left) and Johnny Golson move a maintenance stand on the flightline during an operational readiness exercise. They are assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Think inside the tunnel

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Free Lucas prepares to descend into a confined space during rescue training here. During the two-week training, firefighters learned how to perform rescue operations in confined spaces like tunnels. Training was conducted by a special rescue team from Forth Worth. Mr. Lucas is a firefighter with the 47th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olufemi A. Owolabi)

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Think inside the tunnel

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Senior Airman Jason Burd hoists a "victim" up during a confined-space rescue training here. During the two-week training, firefighters learned how to perform rescue operations in confined spaces like tunnels. Training was conducted by a special rescue team from Forth Worth. Airman Burd is a firefighter with the 47th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olufemi A. Owolabi)

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Pallet protection

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman Jessica Johnson (left) and Tech. Sgt. William Young secure equipment on an expeditionary medical support pallet. The 374th Medical Group logistics Airmen here handle about $24 million worth of medical war reserve materiel supplies and equipment for contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Pallet protection

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen Jessica Johnson (foreground) and Michelle Graves inventory an expeditionary medical support pallet. The 374th Medical Group logistics Airmen here handle about $24 million worth of medical war reserve materiel supplies and equipment for contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Airmen teach children English, show compassion

MANTA, Ecuador -- Capt. Chris Sheffield participates in a game of "Duck, Duck, Goose" with Ecuadorian children. He is the chief of security forces at the nearby base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez)

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