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Start your engines!

Staff Sgt. Donterrio Erby, a 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, secures a panel onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 16, 2017. Aerospace propulsion technicians diagnose engine problems, which includes the fuel, oil, electrical and engine airflow systems, and recommends a course of action on how to fix them. Erby is a native of Columbus, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Maintainers keep the fighting falcons airborne

Senior Airman Alexis Garrido, a 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, removes paint from an F-16 Fighting Falcon on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 16, 2017. Maintainers work day and night during extreme heat and freezing weather ensuring “Ops never stops.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Maintainers keep the fighting falcons airborne

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, belonging to the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, sits on the ramp as 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen work on it at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 16, 2017. The 555th EFS, deployed out of Aviano Air Base, Italy, conducts counterterrorism operations which enable Resolute Support’s train, advise, and assist campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Maintainers keep the fighting falcons airborne

Senior Airman Brandon Murdaugh, a 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, installs a constant speed drive filter into an F-16 Fighting Falcon on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 16, 2017. CSDs are mainly used on airliner and military aircraft jet engines to drive the alternating current electrical generator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Maintainers keep the fighting falcons airborne

Senior Airman Brandon Murdaugh, a 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, reviews a technical order at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 16, 2017. A technical order provides guidance and step-by-step instructions on how to conduct certain maintenance procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Maintainers keep the fighting falcons airborne

Senior Airman Brandon Murdaugh, a 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects a constant speed drive filter before installing it on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 16, 2017. CSDs are mainly used on airliner and military aircraft jet engines to drive the alternating current electrical generator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Deployed maintenance Airmen enable 40-year-old AWACS mission

Airmen with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron E-3 Sentry Aircraft Maintenance Unit recover an E-3 Sentry after a flight May 25, 2017, at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. To prepare the aircraft to fly again not only do AMU Airmen perform day-to-day maintenance, but also specialize in a wide variety of systems such as radio, navigation, radar, coolant, and computer systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)
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Deployed maintenance Airmen enable 40-year-old AWACS mission

Airmen with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron E-3 Sentry Aircraft Maintenance Unit enable the Air Force core Command and Control mission through constant upkeep of the E-3 Sentry aircraft May 25, 2017, at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)
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Deployed maintenance Airmen enable 40-year-old AWACS mission

An E-3 Sentry taxis into place after a sortie May 25, 2017, at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. The E-3 Sentry houses the Airborne Warning and Control System which provides situational awareness, command and control, battle management, surveillance and early warning of friendly, neutral and hostile activity during joint, allied, and coalition operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)
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Consult the plan

Tech. Sgt. Travis Monks, left, and Senior Airman Jurel Burton, heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, consult a construction plan during the installation of an air conditioning duct, May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The new cooling system will provide cooled air to a crucial computer server that will power operations in the fight against ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Guiding the duct

Staff Sgt. Yavita Cotton, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, guides a compact track loader during the installation of large-diameter air conditioning ducts, May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The new cooling system will provide cooled air to semi-permanent building that will house vital communications equipment supporting missions against ISIS in the Air Force Central Command region of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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According to plan

Senior Airmen Jurel Burton, left, and Cody Ewer, both heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, consult a construction plan during the installation of an air conditioning duct, May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The new cooling system will provide cooled air to a crucial computer server that will power operations in the fight against ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Underneath it all

Senior Airman Jurel Burton, left, and Staff Sgts. Hassan Mateyka and Yavita Cotton, heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, move a metal air-conditioning underneath a mobile trailer building May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The team installed the ducts in confined space to increase air flow to cool vital computer systems inside. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Teamwork for safety

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jospeh Spore, a welder with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, top, prepares an air duct opening for the installation of a new industrial air conditioning unit while Staff Sgt. Hassan Mateyka, an HVAC technician with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, secures the ladder May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. Expeditionary Marines with MWSS 372 support the Group Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, which is collocated with the 407th AEG. Marines and Airmen frequently partner to sharpen joint skillsets and complete pressing work assignments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Into place

Staff Sgt. Matthew Sayward, a pavement equipment operator with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, guides Staff Sgt. Matthew Lane, both pavement equipment operators with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, as he moves a multi-ton industrial air conditioning unit with a crane May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. Sayward and Lane are equipment operators with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and regularly assist HVAC technicians during the move of AC package units on roofs and outdoor mounts. As average daily temperatures in the Air Force Central Command region of operations exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit, cooling units are essential to support continuous missions of coalition forces in the fight against ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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A patch for the seal

Tech. Sgt. Travis Monks, right, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician and NCO in charge of HVAC installs with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, works with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jospeh Spore, a welder with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, to seal air duct connections on an industrial air conditioning unit May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The new cooling system will provide cooled air to an operations building at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in time for the significant rise of summer temperatures in the region. Marines and Airmen frequently partner to sharpen joint skillsets and complete pressing work assignments. Monks is member of the Air Force Reserve and deployed from March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Just a bit more

Staff Sgt. Hassan Mateyka, right, guides Senior Airman Cody Ewer as he uses a compact track loader to place an air conditioning package unit to its final installation location May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. Mateyka and Ewer are HVAC technicians with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, and utilize a variety of heavy equipment to repair and install air conditioning units at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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All together now

A heating, ventilation and air conditioning team with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron works together to move a metal air duct May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. HVAC technicians at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group work around the clock to ensure cooling equipment functions correctly across base to support deployed coalition personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Afghan maintainers level up

Tech. Sgt. Toron Bordain, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, C-130 maintenance advisor, works with his Afghan Air Force counterparts to remove an engine panel for training at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. Bordain, an Air Force Reservist out of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., is part Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), working to develop a professional, capable and sustainable Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Afghan maintainers level up

A C-130H maintenance advisor from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, trains an Afghan Air Force C-130 maintainer on the aircraft hydraulics system at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. On Jan. 11, 2017, a group of 44 AAF C-130H maintainers were the first in-country trained to graduate and receive their level three certification. The recent graduates were trained by Total Force Airmen who specialize in various maintenance Air Force Specialty Codes from; engine and propulsion, hydraulics, fuel, electrical and environmental, avionics, and crew chief specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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