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Getting the General Overview

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Maj. Gen. Robert H. McMahon, Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., speaks with Airmen over dinner here Jan. 16. The maintenance Airmen are transiting home from Kandahar, Afghanistan and are from the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Kids and comedians

Armed Forces Entertainment coordinator Jeff Aulwurm hands out candy to eager Kyrgyz elementary students here Jan. 14. He and 25 members of the Manas Area Benefits Outreach Society took comedians Matt Baetz, Lauren Ashley Bishop, and Johnny Cardinale to the Jany Pahtka School to offer humanitarian assistance to the elementary school children there. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carolyn Viss/released)
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455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan-- U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Keith Cloninger (ground) and Tech Sgt. Mark Forman, 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron, use a 25K Loader to off load a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected-All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) at Bagram Airfield Jan. 13, 2010. Cloniger is a Reservist from Homestead Fl. Forman is stationed Lackland Air Force Base, Texas and is from San Antonio, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)
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Back em' up

Tech. Sgt. Antonio Munoz, NCOIC and instructor loadmaster from the Transit Center's C-17 detachment, guides an mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle into a C-17 Globemaster III prior to shipment to Afghanistan at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The new M-ATVs are better equipped to withstand current combat conditions. Several C-17s provide airlift for military servicemembers and cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson/released)
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As Travis KC-10 pilot passed 100th combat sortie, Plano native says she was reminded of her thankfulness to serve

Capt. Hillary Wykes, a KC-10 Extender pilot with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, stands by the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's Sept. 11, 2001, memorial at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Jan. 13, 2010. Captain Wykes is a six-year Air Force veteran and recently completed her 100th combat sortie. On Sept. 11, 2001, Captain Wykes was a flight attendant for United Airlines. She said those events changed her life and led to her joining the military and becoming a pilot. Captain Wykes is deployed from the 9th Air Refueling Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and her hometown is Plano, Ill. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol/Released)
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Rustamiyah

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ruben Gonzalez, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief (left), Brig. Gen. Scott Hanson, Iraq Training and Advisory Mission - Air Force Director, Staff Brigadier General Pilot Ali, Dean of the Iraqi air force academy, and Lt.Col. David Keller, Chief Air Force Officers Program for the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air Force, walk together after an Iraqi air force officer graduation ceremony on Iraqi Military Academy-Rustamiyah, Iraq, Jan 10, 2010.This graduating class is the last class that will graduate from this facility due to the mission moving to another location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Trish Bunting/Released)
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Rustamiyah

Iraqi Staff General Aboud Ganbar, Deputy of the Iraqi Army Chief of Staff for Operations, salutes cadets during a pass in review at an Iraqi air force officer graduation ceremony on Iraqi Military Academy-Rustamiyah, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2010. In a two month course the 247 graduates at Iraqi Military Academy-Rustamiyah were educated in professionalism, teamwork, management and the leadership skills required to be an officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Trish Bunting/Released)
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Air Power supports ground troops

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Todd O' Bryant, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, speaks with Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Harmon, also a loadmaster with the 816th EAS, at a deployed location in Southwest Asia. The sergeants are inspecting container delivery system bundles on board a C-17 Globemaster III that will be air dropped to ground forces in Afghanistan Jan. 9, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence) (released)
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Air Power supports ground troops

Container delivery system bundles descend toward a drop zone in Afghanistan. A C-17 Globemaster III aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, loaded and air dropped the bundles to U.S. ground forces Jan. 9, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence) (released)
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Guarding the flightline in Southwest Asia

Airman 1st Class Andrew Opel, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, watches over the flightline at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Jan. 8, 2010. The 380th ESFS and the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Airman Opel is deployed from the 96th Security Forces Squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla., and his hometown is Cumberland, Md. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol/Released)
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Fueling the fight in Southwest Asia

Staff Sgt. Craig Wayman, a fuels labaratory technician with the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks a sample of fuel from a fuels truck during operations at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Jan. 6, 2010. The 380th ELRS fuels management flight pumps millions of gallons of fuel every month is support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Sergeant Wayman is deployed from the 9th LRS at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and his hometown is Worcester, Mass. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Kadena Airman earns deployed wing's 'Warrior of the Week'

Airman 1st Class Justin T. Rellin, an Air Force firefighter deployed from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, works in the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's fire department at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. Airman Rellin was named the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's "Warrior of the Week" for Jan. 6-12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Jenifer Calhoun/Released)
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Air Force defeats Army

U.S. Air Force Airman Andre Adams, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, dribbles the ball down court with Airman Dionte Hall, 387th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, running close by ready for an outlet pass during a game against U.S. Army Soliders Jan. 10, 2010 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The Air Force beat the Army 44-37. The Soliders are stationed at a logistics support area nearby the air base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lindsey Maurice/Released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Lt. Col. Todd Prejeon (left), 441st Air Expeditonary Advisory Squadron commander and helicopter pilot, speaks to Col. Sidiqullh Niebi, Afghanistan National Army Air Corps executive officer and pilot, as they prepare to start an MI-17 helicopter for a mission Jan. 7, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Missions like this are becoming more common as 441st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron Airmen continue empowering Afghans provide for their own security by mentoring MI-17 helicopter pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Capt. Dave Paland, (left) and Canadian Capt. Ryan Peters, both 772nd Expeditonary Airlift Squadron C-130J pilots, land their C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to drop off cargo and passengers during a routine channel mission, Jan. 6, at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The routine channel consisted of a twelve-hour shift with almost five hours of flight time, six takeoffs and six landing to deliver passengers and cargo to various locations throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
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I predict snow

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Staff Sgt. Stephanie Meyers, 376th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron weather technician, takes a tactical weather observation with a hand-held sensor system known as the Kestrel, which detects wind speeds, air pressure, temperature, and relative humidity. She also provides forecasts of Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan for pilots prior to missions as well as resource protection by issuing weather watches, warnings, and advisories. Sergeant Meyers is deployed from Altus Air Force Base, Okla. and hails from Pierre, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Force protection training

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Wesley Boyatt, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron force protection flight, practices restraining techniques on Jeff Jones, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron trainer, during a force protection training exercise Jan. 8, 2010 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The training is conducted on a quarterly basis to teach incoming personnel the basics of force protection techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley/Released)
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KC-10 flight engineer, Staten Island native, supports deployed air refueling ops

Staff Sgt. Kaamil Coston, KC-10 Extender flight engineer with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, checks the landing gear of a KC-10 Jan. 8, 2009. Sergeant Coston, deployed from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., ensures the KC-10 is ready to fly when a mission is prepared -- essentially the "systems expert" for the airframe. The KC-10 is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. Although the KC-l0's primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters and simultaneously carry the fighter support personnel and equipment on overseas deployments. Sergeant Coston's hometown is Staten Island, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol/Released)
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New 321st AEW commander sees promising future for Iraqi Air Forces

Air Force Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage (left), commander of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command, hands the guidon to Brig. Gen. Scott Hanson, incoming commander of the 321st Air Expeditionary Wing during the change of command ceremony in Al Faw Palace on Victory Base Complex, Baghdad, Jan. 7, 2010. The mission of the 321st AEW is to train and advise the Iraqi air force in order to advance the foundational airpower capabilities of Iraqi Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Trish Bunting/Released)
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Air Force and Army jointly save lives

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Krystal Marks, aerospace medicine technician with United States Forces-Iraq, Deputy Commanding General-Advising and Training Health Affairs, demonstrates what five liters of blood might look like on a bleeding victim during the combat lifesaver course Dec. 29, 2009. The students learned to check patients for any visible signs of blood loss during initial assessment. Sergeant Marks is deployed from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., and hails from Warren, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Trish Bunting/Released)
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