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Happy Holidays

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Vonda Ware, 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron Airman Readiness Center team lead, distributes donated holiday stockings to injured servicemembers Dec. 12, 2009. The 379th Expeditionary Medical Group's Intra-Theater Care program provides both treatment and recuperation time for wounded servicemembers from throughout the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason W. Edwards)
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USO brings celebrities to Servicemen and women

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Billy Ray Cyrus, singer/ actor, entertains the Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines of Bagram Airfield during a United Service Organization tour Dec. 15, 2009. Mr. Cyrus, Dave Attell, Anna Kournikova, and Nick Bollettieri attended the USO tour to boost the morale of the servicemen and women. Mrs. Kournikova, tennis pro, originally from Russia, now hails from Miami, Fla. Mr. Attell, a comedian, is originally from Queens, N.Y. Mr. Cyrus hails from Flatwoods, Ky. Mr. Bollettieri, tennis coach/ motivational speaker, hails from Pelham, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)
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Manas members get closer to host nation’s tradition

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan – A local carpet maker (middle) designs a carpet with Airmen at the Transit Center during the Kyrgyz Culture Day held here Dec. 13, 2009. The cultural day event was organized to familiarize servicemembers here with the host nation’s culture and traditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Olufemi Owolabi)
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Women's and Children's Clinic

PAKTYA PROVINICE, Afghanistan - Captain Tess Marcial, Logistics and Patient Administrator deployed from the 10th Medical Group, U.S. Air Force Academy hands a toy animal and candies to an Afghan child. The child was visiting the 203rd Corps Paktya Regional Military Hospital Dec. 14 as a patient to the Women's and Children's Clinic. The program initiated Dec. 7. Its goal is to provide Afghan National Security Forces families with medication, prescriptions, immunizations and health education. (U. S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Evelyn Chavez)
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Close Air Support operations

BAGRAM AIRFIELD - Afghan National Army Air Corps Brig. Gen. Abdul Wahab Wardak discusses Afghan and Coalition flying operations with a group of U.S. Air Force officers on the flightline here, Dec. 19, 2009. General Wardak and a delegation of Afghan National Army Air Corps officials visited with the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing to discuss Close Air Support operations, Air Traffic Control, Maintenance, weapons loading procedures and cargo processing procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. David Faggard)
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Airmen perform surgeries with Kyrgyz surgeons

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan – Lt. Col. Joseph Brown, 376th Expeditionary Medical Group, assists in performing a surgical operation with a Kyrgyz surgeon during a joint medical operation at a Kyrgyz Republic military hospital Dec. 11, 2009. A team of Airmen visited the hospital and performed two separate procedures. The joint operations were part of an ongoing partnership between medical Airmen at the Transit Center and their counterparts at the Besh-Kungei Military Hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Olufemi Owolabi)
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Flood Control

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Senior Airman Kelli Miller, 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, removes old sandbags after placing new ones, Dec. 11, 2009, in Southwest Asia. Airman Miller and other volunteers are filling and replacing sandbags in preparation for potential flooding to common living areas here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)
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Warrior of the Week

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman Nicole Olive, a critical care technician from the 455th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron, is the Warrior of the Week. Airman Olive led five critical care technicians in managing and providing care for multi traumas in the Intensive Care Unit. During an oxygen-system failure, she recognized the imminent danger to the four patients on ventilators and quickly placed them on portable oxygen tanks. Airman Olive is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and hails from Roseville, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)
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Lt. Gen. Reno Visits 380th AEW

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Lt. Gen. Loren Reno, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, listens to a brief from Senior Airman Shalane McLeod, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aircraft ground equipment, on the operation of an aircraft tow-bar Dec. 10, 2009. Airman McLeod is deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and grew up in Chicago, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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Salute to Mongolia

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan -- Mongolian Army soldiers salute while their nation's flag waves in the breeze at the Transit Center recently. The soldiers stayed at Manas for several days before moving forward to Afghanistan is support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steele C. G. Britton)
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Happy Birthday

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Master Sgt. Heidi Bunker, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, serves dinner to deployed service members who have December birthdays, Dec. 8, 2009. The birthday meal is held monthly at the Independence Hall Dining Facility to celebrate birthdays of deployed service members serving in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason W. Edwards)
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Harlem Globetrotters

The Harlem Globetrotters take on the Washington Generals in an exhibition game for deployed personnel in Southwest Asia, Dec. 7, 2009. The Globetrotters performed courtesy of the Armed Forces Entertainment while touring six countries in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason W. Edwards)
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Tour for Troops

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Singer Jessie James performs for a live audience of deployed service members in Southwest Asia, Dec. 6, 2009 during the Tour for Troops 2009. Kid Rock, Carlos Mencia and Jessie James will visit various deployed locations throughout Southwest Asia and Europe. The tour is sponsored by the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech Sgt. Jason W. Edwards)
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Kyrgyz National University students visit Transit Center

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan -- Staff Sgt. Patrick Meade, 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog kennel master, demonstrates a chest bite with seven-month-old Rex during a visit by Kyrgyz National University students to the Transit Center. The students, studying American culture, toured the Transit Center and viewed daily operations and missions carried out at Manas to include a tour of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. Rex is being trained by the U.S. military in partnership with the Kyrgyz State Security Service and will be transferred to the state service once he is fully trained. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steele C. G. Britton)
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C-130 landing gear inspection

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. Mike Smith performs landing gear maintenance on a C-130 Hercules, Dec. 7, 2009. During an inspection on the aircraft the Airmen found a problem with the landing gear which they immediately fixed to keep the aircraft on time for future missions. Sergeant Smith, a crew chief from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is deployed from the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing and hails from Reno, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)
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Tour for Troops

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Kid Rock takes a moment to visit with deployed personnel at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Dec. 5, 2009, in Southwest Asia. Kid Rock, who is headlining the Tour for Troops, will visit various deployed locations throughout Southwest Asia and Europe. The tour is sponsored by the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Edwards)
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Harlem Globetrotters Visit 380th AEW

SOUTHWEST ASIA - "Handles" Franklin from the Harlem Globetrotters signs photos for Airmen Dec. 4, 2009. The Globetrotters performed for the Airmen and Soldiers at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, as part of a circuit tour of 10 countries for Armed Forces Entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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Ready to Refuel

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Senior Airman Andrew Deck, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, conducts a KC-135 Stratotanker preflight check, Dec. 2, 2009, in Southwest Asia. The 340 EARS Airmen fly a variety of missions providing aerial refueling of U.S. and Coalition aircraft throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)
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887th ESFS deactivation

CAMP BUCCA, Iraq -- Maj. Larry Wood, 887th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, addresses attendees during the 887th ESFS Deactivation Ceremony Dec. 3, 2009. The 887th ESFS was activated in 2004 and was responsible for all-around, full-spectrum defense of the camp. The ceremony was held to mark the successful completion of their mission. The job of base security will be turned back over to Army personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shaun Emery)
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Major Milestone

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Maj. Eric Shontz, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, prepares to land a U-2 Dragon lady Nov. 25, 2009. Major Shontz's passed his thousandth hour of flight while flying in direct support Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr)
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