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U.S. Air Forces Central Band Photos

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Retrograde Operations

U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and Jordanian soldiers make their way to a 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules cargo plane at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2013. The 19th Movement Control Team, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Afternoon treading: the mission never pauses

A 767 aircraft contracted to carry service members to and from expeditionary missions takes off from Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 27, 2013. Onward movement is one of the Transit Center's four mission pillars. According to Boeing, the 767 flies over the Atlantic more than any other contracted airplane. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)
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Afternoon treading: the mission never pauses

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxies towards a parking spot on the flight line at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, after completing an air-refueling mission in Afghanistan Sept. 27, 2013. Depending on fuel storage configuration, the KC-135 can carry up to 83,000 pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)
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Afternoon treading: the mission never pauses

A KC-135 Stratotanker deployed to Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, lands after enabling various missions to continue in Afghanistan by air refueling aircraft Sept. 27, 2013. The KC-135 uses fuel cells that in some instances are made of mylon fabric less than 1/16th of an inch thick; a fuel cell weighing 80 pounds will hold seven tons of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)
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Afternoon treading: the mission never pauses

A KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to land at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 27, 2013. The KC-135 has a cargo area easily capable of holding a bowling alley, with enough room left over for a gallery of spectators; the area is almost 11 feet wide, 86 feet long and seven feet high, the equivalent of 220 automobile trunks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)
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Deployed maintainers return damaged aircraft to combat operations

Airmen forward deployed from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing assist in a crash damage reclamation and demilitarization project of a C-130J Super Hercules at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, July 3, 2013. The team recovered 250 components totaling more than $20 million. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Deployed maintainers return damaged aircraft to combat operations

Airmen forward deployed from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron assist in a crash damage reclamation and demilitarization project of a C-130J Super Hercules at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, July 1, 2013. The team recovered 250 components totaling more than $20 million. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Deployed maintainers return damaged aircraft to combat operations

Airmen forward deployed from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing assist in a crash damage reclamation and demilitarization project of a C-130J Super Hercules at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, July 1, 2013. The team recovered 250 components totaling more than $20 million. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Day Treading: KC-135 take-off

A KC-135 Stratotanker's landing gear retracts into the wheel well after initial take-off at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, September 6, 2013. The KC-135 carries enough fuel on a single flight to take a 40 miles-per-gallon sub-compact car a distance of 1,248,000 miles on "one filling." U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)
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Day Treading: KC-135 take-off

A KC-135 Stratotanker takes off for a mission at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, September 6, 2013. The KC-135's engines consist of four Pratt & Whitney TF-33 fan-jet engines, each weighing 6,100 pounds, and capable of developing 18,000 pounds of thrust. At 60 degrees Fahrenheit and full throttle, each engine consumes 10,250,000 cubic feet of air per hour, the equivalent of the air contained in a building 300 feet long, 100 feet wide and 34 stories tall. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)
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Day Treading: KC-135 take-off

A KC-135 Stratotanker builds up speed prior to initial take-off at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, September 6, 2013. The KC-135 has brakes that, under normal landing conditions, are capable of absorbing enough energy to simultaneously stop 432 automobiles traveling at 50 miles per hour, or, under full braking conditions, 975 automobiles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)
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C-5 multi-modal complete

Soldiers from Bravo Company, 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade wait to unload two Chinook helicopters from a C-5M Super Galaxy at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 1st Combat Aviation Brigade will be replacing the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Sanders)
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Constant Pressure Over Time

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Constant Pressure Over Time

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Constant Pressure Over Time

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Joint STARS reach 85,000 combat sortie hours

An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System touches down on the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing’s runway in Southwest Asia after reaching 85,000 hours in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Aug. 17, 2013. The 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron has flown the JSTARS an average of 19.4 hours each day since events following 9/11, or the equivalent of being airborne continuously for almost 10 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Susan Harrington)
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Mobility Airmen making a difference down range

In nearly 70 years, airlift operations have come a long way since the early days of the Military Airlift Transport Service and mobility pioneer, Lt. Gen. William Tunner, but one thing has remained the same -- Mobility Airmen are dedicated to answering the call whether at home or deployed to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)
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Air Force bombers participate in Navy exercise Spartan Kopis

A 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancer from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing participates in exercise Spartan Kopis over the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 13, 2013. Spartan Kopis is a U.S. 5th Fleet training event that validates the effectiveness of using joint aviation assets in a maritime environment, as well as exercising joint force command and control structure and communications. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay)
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Air Force bombers participate in Navy exercise Spartan Kopis

A 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancer from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing flies by U.S. Navy ships participating in exercise Spartan Kopis over the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 13, 2013. Spartan Kopis is a U.S. 5th Fleet training event that validates the effectiveness of using joint aviation assets in a maritime environment, as well as exercising joint force command and control structure and communications. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay)
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Air Force bombers participate in Navy exercise Spartan Kopis

A 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancer from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing makes a low pass over the operating area during exercise Spartan Kopis over the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 13, 2013. Spartan Kopis is a U.S. 5th Fleet training event that validates the effectiveness of using joint aviation assets in a maritime environment, as well as exercising joint force command and control structure and communications. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay)
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