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AUAB honors Air Force heritage at inaugural Air Force Ball

Brig. Gen. Darren James, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, Senior Master Sgt. Richard Poole and Airman 1st Class Natalee Barker cut the celebratory U.S. Air Force cake during the base’s inaugural Air Force Ball Sept. 23, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. It is a military tradition that the most senior and junior ranking individuals in attendance cut the cake with a saber. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)
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AUAB honors Air Force heritage at inaugural Air Force Ball

Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing honor guard perform a Prisoner of War and Missing in Action tribute during the base’s inaugural Air Force Ball Sept. 23, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The ball is an Air Force-wide tradition to celebrate the heritage and history of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jayson Santoyo/Released)
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AUAB honors Air Force heritage at inaugural Air Force Ball

Members attending the inaugural Air Force Birthday Ball at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, pose for a group photo Sept. 23, 2016. More than 300 Grand Slam members celebrated the 69th Air Force birthday together at the ball before joining other AUAB members at Memorial Plaza for the Air Force Birthday Ball after-party.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jayson Santoyo/Released)
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Closing out FY16: Finance, Contracting get busy

The 386th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron is made up of 11 contingency contracting officers, pictured here, who made it happen during the end of fiscal year 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. In the final month of FY16 alone, the 386 ECONS awarded an estimated $3.7 million and completed 93 contract actions that directly impacted Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Kee)
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Closing out FY16: Finance, Contracting get busy

Members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing finance office work together on a project to close out the fiscal year Sep. 29, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. During the end of year close out, finance obligated more than $9 million and made vendor payments totaling more than $300,000. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Kee)
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Closing out FY16: Finance, Contracting get busy

Tech Sgt. Christopher Gonzales, left, and Tech. Sgt. David Velarde, middle, 386th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron contracting officers, team up with Senior Master Sgt. Michael McClure, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing finance office superintendent, to obligate funds for a contract Sep. 29, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The finance office and the 386 ECONS worked together for about 180 hours during the close of fiscal year 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Zachary Kee)
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Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Johnny Hernandez

This week’s Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Johnny Hernandez, a 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron NCO in-charge of emergency management planning and operations. Hernandez is deployed from the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
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AUAB celebrates 20th annual Air Force Marathon

Participants pose for a photo after completing either the half or full marathon during the 20th annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 17, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. A total of 673 deployed members from different branches of the military and Coalition partners participated in this year’s race. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Melissa Buonanducci/Released)
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AUAB celebrates 20th annual Air Force Marathon

An Italian Coalition partner raises his hand as he finishes his run during the 20th annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 17, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Participants had an option of either running a full or half marathon. This year marks the eighth year the U.S. Air Force has sanctioned deployed location races. All branches of the military and Coalition partners joined the marathon to celebrate and commemorate the 69th anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)
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AUAB celebrates 20th annual Air Force Marathon

Grand Slam participants gather together on the starting line to kick-off the 20th annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 17, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This year marks the eighth year the U.S. Air Force has sanctioned deployed location races to commemorate its 69th anniversary. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sergio Gamboa/Released)
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AUAB celebrates 20th annual Air Force Marathon

There were 673 members who participated in this year’s 20th annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 17, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This year marks the eighth year the U.S. Air Force has sanctioned a deployed location race. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sergio Gamboa/Released)
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AUAB celebrates 20th annual Air Force Marathon

Grand Slam members along with Coalition partners and participants from Camp As Sayliyah run during the 20th annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 17, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The event took place in commemoration of the 69th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. All branches of the military and civilians participated in this historic event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sergio Gamboa/Released)
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Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman Kera Johnson

This week’s Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. James Raper, a 386th Expeditionary Medical Group aerospace medical technician. Raper is deployed from the 96th Medical Operations Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
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Grandfather’s World War II legacy continued by pilot grandson

Capt. Shawn Jensen, a E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System pilot with the 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaisance Squadron, is from San Antonio, Texas. His grandfather, 2nd Lt. Harry Burdette, began his pilot training at what is today's Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Both gentlemen trained on the T-6 Texan single engine aircraft from th enjoyed their respective eras while earning their wings. Richard Burdette, Shawn's father confirmed that he has heard his father and Capt. Jensen remark how they enjoyed flying the T- 6. (U. S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patino/Released)
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Grandfather’s World War II legacy continued by pilot grandson

Capt. Shawn Jensen, a E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System pilot with the 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaisance Squadron, discovered his grandfather's Class A jacket from his Army Air Corps jacket and tried it on. His grandfather was a B-17 Flyng Fortress pilot with 379th Bombardment Group, today's 379th Air Expeditionary Wing traces its heritage to the 379th BG. (Courtesy photo/Capt. Shawn Jensen/Released)
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Grandfather’s World War II legacy continued by pilot grandson

Capt. Shawn Jensen(bottom row third from right), a E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System pilot with the 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaisance Squadron, and his crew posed for a portrait on the wing of their aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, after teturning from a mission in the area of responsibility Sept. 11, 2016. The JSTARS gathers intelligence during its missions in the aor, which contrasts with his grandfather's B-17 Flying Fortress bombing missions for the 379th Bombardmnet Group over Europe in World War II.(U. S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino/Released)
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Grandfather’s World War II legacy continued by pilot grandson

This is the 379 Bombardment Group shoulder patch Capt. Shawn Jensen, a E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System pilot with the 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaisance Squadron, wears. Jensen wears the patch because it reminds him of his grandfather, a B-17 Flying Fortress patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patino/Released)
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Grandfather’s World War II legacy continued by pilot grandson

The late Harry Burdette visiting with his grandson, then 5-year-old Shawn Jensen, in 1990 in San Antonio, Texas. Jensen, now an RC-135 Rivet Joint pilot with the 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, has always admired the spiritual strength of both his grandfather, a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot who flew for the 379th Bombardment Group in World War II, and his father, a retired F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot. (Courtesy photo/Richard Burdette/Released)
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Grandfather’s World War II legacy continued by pilot grandson

Retired Lt. Col. Richard Burdette poses for a photo with his F-16 Fighting Falcon at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., in 1990. According to him, the best pilot from the three generations in his family was his father. His father, 2nd Lt. Harry Burdette, flew an unpressurized B-17 Flying Fortress above 30,000 feet and had to wear a flight suit plugged into the aircraft’s electrical system for warmth while assigned to the 379th Bombardment Group during World War II. (Courtesy photo/Richard Burdette/Released)
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Grandfather’s World War II legacy continued by pilot grandson

Suitcase in hand, 2nd Lt. Harry Burdette was enroute to Miami for mandatory leave given to prisoners of war. His grandson Capt. Shawn Jensen, a RC-135 Rivet Joint pilot with the 763rd Reconnaissance Wing, refers to his grandfather's diary when he needs a reminder of the sacrifices his grandfather made in captivityas a prisoner of war for 18 months in Nazi Germany. (Courtesy photo/Richard Burdette/Released)
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