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Academy cadets experience

U.S. Air Force Capt. Harold Moss, 340th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 pilot explains flight controls and general aircraft operations of the KC-135 Stratotanker to U.S. Air Force Academy cadets at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 16, 2014. The cadets are part a program called Operation Air Force, which gives them exposure to the operational side of the Air Force before being commissioned. Moss is deployed from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Cates)
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Academy cadets experience

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shawn Gallasher, 340th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, explains the controls and general operations of the boom on a KC-135 to U.S. Air Force Academy cadets during a visit at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 16, 2014. More than 19 USAFA cadets visited the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in June to observe deployed operations first-hand and interact with deployed U.S. and Coalition forces. Gallasher is deployed from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Cates)
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A Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Nicole Cabrera

This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Nicole Cabrera. Cabrera is a client support administrator with the 387th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. The Tinian, Northern Marianas Islands native is deployed from the 72nd Security Forces Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
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Flight line repairs enable fully operational runway

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ken Safe, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, tightens down a bolt on a polly pad on the flightline at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan June 5, 2014. Each polly pad consists of 248 bolts. Safe, a Portland, Ore. native is deployed from the 142nd Fighter Wing Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sandra Welch)
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Flight line repairs enable fully operational runway

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Johnson, a structures craftsman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron grinds the top of a bolt securing a poly panel on the flight line of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan June 8, 2014. Johnson grinds down the bolts to keep them from interfering with takeoff and landing procedures. More than 500 bolts out of 992 had to be replaced because of improper installation procedures by a previous contractor. Johnson is deployed from the 142nd Air National Guard in Portland, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)
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Flight line repairs enable fully operational runway

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Johnson, a structures craftsman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron grinds the top of a bolt securing a poly panel on the flight line of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan June 8, 2014. Johnson grinds down the bolts to keep them from interfering with takeoff and landing procedures. More than 500 bolts out of 992 were replaced due to improper installatio procedures by a previous contractor. Johnson is deployed from the 142nd Air National Guard in Portland, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)
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Flight line repairs enable fully operational runway

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. C. J. White, a native of Houston, Texas and a heavy equipment operator assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron clears out dusts and rocks in a hole that will be used to install bolts in the ground to hold poly panels in place to secure aircraft arresting system cables at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan June 8, 2014. Airmen replaced 502 bolts on the flight line. White is deployed from the 147th Reconnaissance Wing, Texas Air National Guard, Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Houston, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)
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Flight line repairs enable fully operational runway

Senior Master Sgt. Douglas Ion, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron project non-commissioned officer in charge, uses a power plainer to remove poly panel material to prevent potential aircraft mishaps on the flightline at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan June 9th, 2014. Ion is a native of Duluth, Minnesota and is deployed from the Air National Guards' 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minnesota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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Flight line repairs enable fully operational runway

Master Sgt. Joshua Graves (left), 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron superintendent, and Master Sgt. Jeremiah Graves, 455th ECES non-commissioned officer in charge of operations, conduct repairs on the main runway at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan June 9th, 2014. Joshua and Jeremiah, two brothers from Duluth, Minnesota are deployed from the Air National guards' 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minnesota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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Flight line repairs enable fully operational runway

Maj. Ryan Kaspari (left) 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron operations chief, and Master Sgt. Jeremiah Graves, 455th ECES NCO in charge of operations, conduct repairs on the main runway at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan June 9th, 2014. Kaspari and Graves are natives of Duluth, Minnesota and are deployed from the Air National guards' 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minnesota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)
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Warrior of the Week

Col. James Copher, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, presents Staff Sgt. Jeffery Echeverry, 968 Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, a warrior of the week certificate at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 28, 2014. Echeverry, a native of Ocala, Fla., is deployed from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Jefferson S. Heiland)
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Corporals Course at Al Udeid

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alex Spangler, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron counter measures, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Benjamin Rasmussen, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron engineering assistant, give peer feedbacks at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 16, 2014. The Service members gave each other feedback during a USMC Corporal’s Course, a leadership and development course designed for corporals but was open to other branches of the military deployed here. Spangler is deployed from Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Caroline and hails from Ewing, Nebraska. Rasmussen is deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan and is from Dallas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ciara Wymbs)
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Corporals Course at Al Udeid

Students in a Corporal’s Course hold up show their peer evaluations at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 16, 2014. The students were required to give each other feedback incorporating techniques taught during the 15-day course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ciara Wymbs)
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Corporals Course at Al Udeid

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Daniels, Corporal's Course instructor, speaks to students attending the course at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 16, 2014. The course taught the students about effective leadership skills, foundations and how to deal with challenges as new noncommissioned officers. Daniels is stationed at Cherry Point Marine Air Corps Station, North Carolina and hails from Dallas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ciara Wymbs)
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Corporals Course at Al Udeid

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Luke Meister, 379th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron contracting officer, and other Service members in a Corporal’s Course recite the Marine noncommissioned officer creed at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 16, 2014. The Service members were part of a 15-day Corporal’s Course designed to prepare them for leadership as they progress to the next rank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ciara Wymbs)
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First-ever All-Afghan C-130 flight

Afghan Air Force aircrew and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan air advisers stand together after the first-ever all Afghan C-130 flight, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 16, 2014. As part of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan, the advisers are responsible for training and assisting the Afghan pilots and maintainers. The mission of NATC-A is to set the conditions for a professional, fully independent and operationally-capable Afghan Air Force that meets the security requirements of Afghanistan today and tomorrow. The first all-Afghan C-130 flight was accomplished eight months earlier than projected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)
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A degree of success

Air Force Staff Sgt. Chandra Smith reviews a book at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing’s learning resource center at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia June 4, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peterson/Released)
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First-ever All-Afghan C-130 flight

Afghan Air Force 1st Lt. Khial Shinwari, C-130 Hercules aircraft commander, performs a pre-flight inspection on the wing of a C-130 as loadmasters discuss load plans prior to the first-ever all Afghan C-130 flight, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 16, 2014. The aircrew, made up of six Afghan Air Force pilots and loadmasters, successfully completed a mission from Kabul to Kandahar and back. The aircrew successfully planned, executed and accounted for movement of about 120 Afghan personnel, two casualty evacuation patients, luggage and cargo in both directions. The ability for the AAF aircrew to move Afghan National Army Security Forces personnel, cargo, CASEVAC patients and human remains missions is a major accomplishment for both the AAF and NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan advisers assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing. This milestone was accomplished eight months earlier than projected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)
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First-ever All-Afghan C-130 flight

Afghan Air Force Col. Aimal Pacha, C-130 Hercules aircraft commander, gives celebratory hugs after flying the first-ever all Afghan C-130 flight, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 16, 2014. The aircrew, made up of six Afghan Air Force pilots and loadmasters, successfully completed a mission from Kabul to Kandahar and back. The aircrew successfully planned, executed and accounted for movement of about 120 Afghan personnel, two casualty evacuation patients, luggage and cargo in both directions. The ability for the AAF aircrew to move Afghan National Army Security Forces personnel, cargo, CASEVAC patients and human remains missions is a major accomplishment for both the AAF and NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan advisors assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing. This milestone was accomplished eight months earlier than projected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)
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First-ever All-Afghan C-130 flight

Afghan Air Force aircew have a final meeting during pre-flight inspection as loadmasters discuss load plans prior to the first-ever all Afghan C-130 flight, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 16, 2014. The aircrew, made up of six Afghan Air Force pilots and loadmasters, successfully completed a mission from Kabul to Kandahar and back. The aircrew successfully planned, executed and accounted for movement of about 120 Afghan personnel, two casualty evacuation patients, luggage and cargo in both directions. The ability for the AAF aircrew to move Afghan National Army Security Forces personnel, cargo, CASEVAC patients and human remains missions is a major accomplishment for both the AAF and NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan advisors assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing. This milestone was accomplished eight months earlier than projected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)
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