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Cops 4 Kids

Staff Sgt. Timothy White, 376th Security Forces Squadron and an orphan named Roma complete the special handshake members of the Cops 4 Kids organization taught the youth living at the Red River Orphanage in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. About 20 orphans and their chaperones toured the Transit Center at Manas Aug. 28, 2013 and were treated to new clothes and shoes sent by former members redeployed stateside. White organized the tour and is deployed from the 442nd Security Forces Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Donna T. Jeffries)
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First maintenance ‘Innovator of the Month’ award

Senior Airman Kaleb Jones paints a wheel assembly using the newly designed wheel hangers at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 27, 2013. The hangers, created by the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance Airmen, save nearly two hours masking time per wheel assembly. For their efforts and ingenuity, the aircraft structural maintenance section was awarded the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group’s first ‘Innovator of the Month’ award in July. Jones is an aircraft structural maintenance journeyman deployed from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., and a Clinton, Md., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Susan Harrington)
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Survival techniques solidify partnership

Tech. Sgt. Seth Bowen, 386th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, aircrew flight equipment technician, demonstrates how to jump into a single-person raft here Aug. 29, 2013. Bowen is helping to train host-nation aircrew on water survival techniques with different life support equipment. He is working with equipment that the local aircrews would use. Bowen, a native of Wasilla, Alaska, is deployed out of the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)
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Millen completes final flight at Bagram Airfield

Col. Michael Millen, 455th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, flew his final A-10 sortie here Aug. 28, 2013. Millen's last flight, or fini flight, at Bagram follows a tradition that pilots, upon completion of their final flight, are met, doused with water, and congratulated by their comrades in arms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rob Hazelett)
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An orginal canvas

A U-2 Dragon Lady sits on the flightline after landing from a memorial flight at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Aug. 13, 2013. The aircraft flew a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with chalk art to honor U.S. Staff Sgt. Suzzett Stalesky, a member of the U-2 family who recently passed away from cancer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)
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C-17

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Duck, 316th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, prepares to direct the driver of a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle onto a C-17 during an airlift mission, July 26, 2013, Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic and tactical delivery of troops and any type of cargo around the Central Command area of reasonability. The aircraft can perform airlift, airdrop, and transport ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)
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Bomb building

Staff Sgt. Daniel Chapman 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions crew chief (front), and Airman 1st Class Ty Cole, 451st EMXS munitions crew member, build Guided Bomb Unit-54 munitions for aircraft at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2013. Munitions crews work to exacting standards to ensure that weapons will function correctly and fit on the appropriate airframe. Chapman is a native of Marion, Ill., and Cole is a native of Danbury, Conn. Both Airmen are deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jack Sanders)
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Multi-Modal

Soldiers prepare to load a helicopter into a C-5 Galaxy for its return to home station as part of a multi-modal mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 15, 2013. Multi-modal is an approach to moving mission-critical components combining land, sea and air routes. The helicopters belong to the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Sanders)
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Food preparation

Staff Sgt. Deangelo Thomas, 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron special functions coordinator and distinguished visitor chef, starts meal preparation for a leadership dinner at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, August 18, 2013. He coordinates, creates the menu and cooks for special functions and distinguished visitors. Thomas is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany and is a native of North Canton, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Krystie Martinez)
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Vigilance from above

Staff Sgt. Matthew Hanlon, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron air advisor and aerial gunner, scans terrain for possible threats over Logar Province, Afghanistan, during a coalition mission July 29, 2013. Hanlon, hailing from Temecula, Calif., and deployed from the 6th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., says he loves the opportunities he’s been given over the years as aircrew. “Once your helicopter leaves the ground the thrill of flight begins,” says Hanlon. “The trust and bond developed between aviators from multiple countries is unparalleled.” (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Deployed technicians maintain life-saving equipment

Staff Sgt. Erick Hall and Maj. Eric Alvarez pre-flight oxygen equipment prior to a B-1B Lancer mission using a Scot Communications and Oxygen Tester at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 19, 2013. Hall is the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron B-1B Lancer aircrew flight equipment NCO in charge and a Fort Worth, Texas, native. Alvarez is a 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron weapon systems officer and a New York City native. Both are deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bahja J. Jones)
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Aeromedical team teaches Army members patient transport skills

U.S. Army medics learn how to safely carry a litter loaded with a patient off a C-130 fixed aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, August, 22, 2013. There were ten Army medics in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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Air Force bombers participate in Navy exercise Spartan Kopis

A 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancer from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing makes a low pass over the operating area during exercise Spartan Kopis over the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 13, 2013. Spartan Kopis is a U.S. 5th Fleet training event that validates the effectiveness of using joint aviation assets in a maritime environment, as well as exercising joint force command and control structure and communications. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay)
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Tent technology saves resources

Staff Sgt. Kevin Taylor, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, structures flight, uses a drill here, Aug. 6, 2013. Taylor is using the drill because the ground is too hard to hammer in stakes to secure a tent without predrilling a hole. He is working together with members of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center testing new energy-efficient technologies to reduce the amount of energy for future operations. Taylor is deployed out of the 110th Airlift Wing, Battle Creek, Mich., Air National Guard unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)
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Dawn treading: KC-135 takeoffs and landings at dawn

A KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to land in the early morning sunrise at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, August 22, 2013. Flight operations run seven days a week at the Transit Center to meet mission demands providing support for operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)
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RED HORSE aircraft ramp construction on BAF nears completion

Senior Airman Brandon Dixon, a native of Tyler, Texas, and Staff Sgt. John Chiki, a native of Great Falls, Mont., both from the 557th RED HORSE Squadron, are deployed from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The two Airmen are working on a perimeter flightline road construction project at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 19. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of August. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rob Hazelett)
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Bagram joint airdrop inspectors ensure ground troops receive supplies

Senior Airman Shaun Larue, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Joint Airdrop Inspection journeyman, inspects cargo straps and riggers holding down cargo in a C-17 on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, August 21, 2013. He is deployed from Pope Air Force Base, N.C (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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Airmen use down time raise money for wonded warriors

Lt. Col. Daniel Brown, 651 Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron commander, is pied in the face during a morale function held by the 651st EAES and 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Aug. 12, 2013 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Airmen from the two squadrons teamed up to raise $800 for the Wounded Warrior Foundation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Sanders)
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Coalition forces give back

Canadian Capt. Catherine Cabot, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan advisor, a volunteer with Operation Outreach sits with an Afghan family at the hospital at Kabul International Airport. Operation Outreach provides donated gifts to people in the hospital including hygienic products and toys for children. (U.S. Air Force photo/Can. Sgt Bob Mellin)
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ROTC cadet, destined to be a pilotdn

A MC-12 pilot assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron prepares to land on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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