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Serving family and country: EOD craftsman balances family, mission

A Packbot 310 robot engages an improvised explosive device during a training exercise May 19, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Conducting training at Al Udeid AB is more realistic due to equipment availability and natural environmental situations, such as the hot desert weather. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)
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Base bosses build bombs with Airmen

Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Good, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, uses a speed handle to tighten the aero-surface strake assembly on a guided bomb unit May 10, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Col. Samuel White, 379th AEW vice commander, and Good paid the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight a visit to speak with Airmen directly and learn first-hand how the Airmen directly support precision air strikes throughout the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)
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Base bosses build bombs with Airmen

Col. Samuel White, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, prepares the suspension lug sleeves on a guided bomb unit May 10, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Members of the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight showed White and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Good, 379th AEW command chief, what they do on a daily basis, such as building bombs that are used throughout the theater in the fight against Daesh. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)
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Base bosses build bombs with Airmen

Members of the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight teach Col. Samuel White, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Good, 379th AEW command chief, how to build a bomb May 10, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. White and Good visited the flight to not only learn how to build a bomb, but to also meet and speak directly with the deployed Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)
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Base bosses build bombs with Airmen

Staff Sgt. Kevin Merkel, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight conventional munition maintenance shift lead, teaches Col. Samuel White, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, about fuze positioning in the tail of a guided bomb unit May 10, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. In addition to building bombs, Merkel also leads 21 Airmen while coordinating the munitions storage plan, inspection, assembly, flight line deliveries and host nation customs relations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)
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Base bosses build bombs with Airmen

Airman First Class Tyler Anderson, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight conventional maintenance crew member, teaches Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Good, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, about the fuze unit-63 initiator for a guided bomb unit May 10, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. An FZU-63 initiates the explosive train from the GBU once it is released from the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)
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Force protection Airmen halt flaming steam roller

Staff Sgt. Will, 379th Civil Engineer Squadron force protection lead, provides force protection as contractors perform construction on the flight line May 11, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The force protection team ensures safety violations do not occur in controlled movement areas while contractors work around restricted assets or areas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)
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Force protection Airmen halt flaming steam roller

Members of the force protection team escort contractors into the flight line May 11, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. In order for civilian contractors to work on base, force protection Airmen must be present to ensure safety and security violations do not occur. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)
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Playing for the Audience

Airman 1st Class Sam Bachelder, a keyboard player with the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band, Galaxy, plays during a performance at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, April 16, 2016. The band put on the performance for troops from more than 10 NATO member nations. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Travis Terreo)
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The unexpected mission

Airmen from the 879th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron pose for a photo in front of Air Force One March 20, 2016, at Riyadh International Airport, Saudi Arabia. The 879th ESFS, a unit comprised of 24 different U.S. Air Force specialty codes, provided security support during a visit by President Barack Obama to Saudi Arabia. Adding to the complexity of the logistics and security of the visit, the vast majority of the support occurred away from the installation and in the host nation’s secure areas. (Courtesy photo)
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The unexpected mission

Airmen from the 879th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron pose for a photo after meeting President Barack Obama during his visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Not only did the squadron support the presidential mission on short notice, but they also simultaneously supported other distinguished visitors, to include senior government and military officials. During the president's visit, a total of 15 879th ESFS Airmen were given the chance to meet him as he thanked them for their service. (Courtesy photo)
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ANZAC Day celebrated

Military members from five coalition nations and the United States assembled for ANZAC Day, which began at dawn at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, on April 25, 2016. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps forces quickly became known as Anzacs, and the pride they took in that name endures to this day according to the Australian War Memorial website(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino/Released)
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ANZAC Day celebrated

Air Commodore Antony Martin (right), The Commander Air Task Group, gave the closing remarks at the ANZAC Day ceremony at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia April 25, 2016. A typical ANZAC Day National Ceremony may include the following features: an introduction, a hymn, a prayer, an address, the laying of wreaths, a recitation, the Last Post, a period of silence, the playing of either the Rouse or the Reveille, and the National Anthem according to the Australian War Memorial website. The event here mirrored ANZAC Day events that took place in Australia and New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino/Released)
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Anzac Day celebrated

Military members from five coalition nations and the United States assembled for ANZAC Day, which began at dawn at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on April 25, 2016. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps forces quickly became known as Anzacs, and the pride they took in that name endures to this day according to the Australian War Memorial website. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino/Released)
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386th and 332nd Air Expeditionary Wings partner up for training

An Airman from the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron goes through the decontamination process during a Hazardous Materials Technician Certification course exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 15, 2016. The exercise simulated a chlorine gas leak to which the fire department, emergency management and medical teams from the 386th and 332nd ECES teams responded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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386th and 332nd Air Expeditionary Wings partner up for training

A firefighter from the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and a firefighter from the 332nd ECES work to control a leaking valve on a simulated chlorine tank during a Hazardous Materials Technician Certification course exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 15, 2016. The exercise simulated a chlorine gas leak to which the fire department, emergency management and medical teams from the 386th and 332nd ECES teams responded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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386th and 332nd Air Expeditionary Wings partner up for training

A firefighter from the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and a firefighter from the 332nd ECES respond to a simulated chlorine gas leak during a Hazardous Materials Technician Certification course exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 15, 2016. Fire department, emergency management and medical teams from the two wings participated in the exercise which tested their knowledge and skills in safely recognizing and mitigating a hazardous material accident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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Escape move

Staff Sgts. Pablo Rios and Adrian Lizama, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, demonstrate an escape move during a basic self defense class at the Blatchford-Preston Complex gym April, 6 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The self-defense classes are part of a series of events planned to raise awareness during national Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, which is observed throughout April. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Patricia Deal)
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Self Defense

Staff Sgt. Pablo Rios, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, helps Italian Army Col. Roberto Rossi with an escape move during a basic self defense class at the Blatchford-Preston Complex gym April 6 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The self-defense classes are part of events planned to raise awareness during national Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month which is observed throughout April. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Patricia Deal)
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Heading out

The 379th Expeditionary Logistic Readiness Squadron Transit Shipping Point team coordinated land and sea transport of 550 square tons of scrap metal and war reserve materials from Al Udeid Air Base to the Defense Logistics Agency in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Master Sgt. Shobha Parker/Released)
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