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Refueling the Rivet

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sadie Jurado, 91st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling specialist, fuels a RC-135V/W Rivet Joint, assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, during a mission in exercise Juniper Oak within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 25, 2023. Juniper Oak is a large-scale bilateral exercise aimed to enhance interoperability between U.S. and Israeli armed forces contributing to regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Asselta)
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Enhancing interoperability

Forces from U.S. Central Command components and the Israel Defense Forces participate in exercise Juniper Oak 23-2, Jan. 25, 2023, over the USCENTCOM area of responsibility. The bilateral military exercise is designed to enhance interoperability between the U.S. and Israel militaries. (Israel Defense Forces courtesy photo)
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Next-gen warfighter

Capt. Ryan McCary, 165th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical control party specialist, looks out from the back of a taxiing HH-60G Pave Hawk during exercise Sunshine Rescue at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Ga., Jan. 23, 2023. The exercise trains Airmen on leading-edge combat search and rescue capabilities for next-generation warfighting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)
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There through thick and thin

Staff Sgt. Leirin Simmons trains Ffreddie, her military working dog, on a firing range at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 21, 2023. Dogs and their handlers are required to train together around live fire to ensure safe interoperability in stressful real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephani Barge)
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Heavy cargo

Senior Airmen Davonte Martinez and Victor Davis load cargo during a security assistance mission at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Jan. 20, 2023. Since January 2021, the Defense Department has provided Ukraine with critical security capabilities needed to defend against Russian aggression. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco Gomez)
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Ten-HUT!

More than 500 Airmen assigned to the 323rd Training Squadron graduate from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Jan. 18, 2023. Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network, Fort George G. Meade, Md., reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)
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Attacking the basket

U.S. Air Force Academy's Marcell McCreary drives past University of Wyoming's Ethan Anderson during a basketball game at Clune Arena at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 17, 2023. Air Force defeated Wyoming 82-74. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)
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Catching a breath

A trainee swims with other candidates in the Special Warfare Training Wing Assessment and Selection Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Jan. 17, 2023. The training wing prepares candidates physically, mentally, emotionally and cognitively for demanding careers as special warfare operators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Miriam Thurber)
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Load 'er up

A special missions aviator assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron prepares .50-caliber ammunition for a training flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 17, 2023. The 33rd RQS provides a ready combat search and rescue platform to aid in exercises and real-world operations in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)
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Modernizing the Falcon

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Dannelly Field Air National Guard Base, Ala., taxis into a hangar at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 12, 2023. The updated aircraft, part of a modernization effort for the 354th Fighter Wing throughout 2023, offers enhanced capabilities to replicate more advanced threats and provide more realistic training to pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ricardo Sandoval)
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Clearing the way

Staff Sgt. Josue Saint-Juste, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and heavy equipment supervisor, cuts a tree branch at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Jan. 12, 2023. Airmen removed fallen debris as part of a post-storm cleanup effort after Travis AFB experienced extreme weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)
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Down we dive...

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, practice during the team's inaugural winter training trip Jan. 12, 2023, at Spaceport America, N.M. The trip marks the team's 70th anniversary, displaying seven decades of airshow experience and best practices in preparation for the upcoming season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicolas Myers)
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Rapid deployment

Staff Sgts. Manuel Padilla and Michael Roberts set up communication equipment during exercise Jersey Devil at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 11, 2023. The exercise tested the Airmen’s ability to rapidly deploy personnel globally to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air mobility operations in any environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anastasia Tompkins)
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St. Elmo's Fire

Capt. Katleen Ybarra and 1st Lt. Logan Pethtel, 91st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilots, experience the phenomenon of St. Elmo’s Fire while flying through stormy weather in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 6, 2023. St. Elmo's Fire occurs through electric friction caused by specific weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Diana M. Cossaboom)
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Air Force

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Zachary Mills, a petroleum supply specialist with the 372nd Quartermaster Battalion stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., poses for a picture with retired U.S. Air Force and Army Air Corps Chief Master Sgt. Paul Kerchum, a survivor of the original Bataan Death March, at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25, 2018. Kerchum spent three and a half years as a prisoner of the Japanese Army during World War II. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Tom Piernicky)
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Air Force

Paul Kerchum, a retired chief master sergeant with the Air Force and the Army Air Corps, recalls a moment while describing his experiences in World War II and his survival of the Bataan Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 24, 2018. Kerchum addressed a crowd who gathered to hear his and six other survivors’ experiences with the Bataan Death March, and to support the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March, a 26.2-mile race which honors those who defended the Philippines during World War II. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Matthew J. Marcellus)
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U.S. Air Force

Howard University President Dr. Wayne Frederick, left, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall hold a proclamation announcing the partnership of Howard University as an Air Force university affiliated research center during a ceremony at the university in Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)
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U.S. Air Force

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall announces the partnership of Howard University as an Air Force university affiliated research center during a ceremony at the university in Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)
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U.S. Air Force

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall announces the partnership of Howard University as an Air Force university affiliated research center during a ceremony at the university in Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)
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Reviewing orders

Airman 1st Class Cecilia Whitney, C-17 Globemaster III aircraft maintainer assigned to the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, reviews her technical order during pre-flight checks of the aircraft in support of a mission generation exercise at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Jan. 5, 2023. The exercise kicked off Mobility Guardian 23 and involved the launch of 24 C-17s for the largest-ever show-of-force formation flight over Charleston Harbor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Matthew Plew) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out the tablet screen.)
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