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Operation Enduring Freedom

Airman First Class Andrew Lesher, a heavy-equipment operator assigned to the 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group, utilizes a rolling truck to flatten ground at the future site of an Air Force RED HORSE compound, April 19, 2010, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. As 30,000 servicemembers continue to pour into the region as part of the troop surge in Afghanistan, a 15-man team of Airmen with the 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group are paving the way to ensure the warfighters here have the facilities they need. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Staff Sgt. Jonathan Kirby, left, NCO in-charge of combat coding, and Capt. Rodney Bagley, Theater Maintenance and Software Development chief, discuss paperwork in the combat-coder office April 16, 2010, in the Combined Air and Space Operations Center. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Dillon White/released)
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Steve Veverica, U.S. Air Forces Central Command combat coder computer programmer, at work April 16, 2010 at the Combined Air and Space Operations Center. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Dillon White/released)
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A combat coder at work April 16, 2010, in the Combined Air and Space Operations Center. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Dillon White/released)
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The Write Stuff

A combat coder at work April 16, 2010, in the Combined Air and Space Operations Center. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Dillon White/released)
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Senior Airman Armani Wilson, U.S. Air Forces Central Command combat coder software engineer, at work April 16, 2010, in the Combined Air and Space Operations Center. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Dillon White/released)
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Everything in its place

Members of the Afghan National Army Air Corps and their mentors , Airmen from the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, Mission Support Group, of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force, pause for a photo at the general purpose warehouse in Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo/MC2 David Quillen)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Staff Sgt. Mathew Reihle, an HH-60G Pave Hawk crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helicopter maintenance unit, waits for an HH-60G helicopter to take-off for an alert mission, April, 16, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Staff Sgt. Mathew Reihle, an HH-60G Pave Hawk crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helicopter maintenance unit, watches an HH-60G helicopter to take-off for an alert mission, April, 16, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Left to right, Senior Airman Eddie Navarro, an HH-60G Pave Hawk communications and navigations systems specialist, Staff Sgt. Spencer Paul, an HH-60G electronics specialist and Staff Sgt. Christopher Spell, an HH-60G electronic counter measures specialist, all assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helicopter maintenance unit, converse while on stand-by for their next alert call, April, 16, 2010, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez,released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Senior Airman Robert Fabela, an HH-60G Pave Hawk crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helicopter maintenance unit, seals an HH-60G helicopter cockpit prior to take-off April, 16, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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An HH-60G Pave hawk aircrew and pararescuemen, assigned to the 41st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, scramble to an HH-60G Pave Hawk to respond to an alert call, April 16, 2010, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. ?If it was not for maintenance and support Airmen, the aircrews and ?Guardian Angel? team could not fly to recover wounded military and local nationals,? said Maj. John Graver, 41st ERQS combat-rescue officer deployed from the 304th Rescue Squadron in Portland, Ore. ?We all work here together as a team, in which everyone plays a vital role in the motto ??That Others May Live?. These HH-60G helicopter maintainers show extreme pride in keeping the helos flying, during a very high operations tempo in a very harsh environment.? (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Senior Airman Rick Varney center, an HH-60G Pave Hawk structural maintenance Airman assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helicopter maintenance unit, plays a game of spades along with his co-workers, April, 16, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. The HMU, with Airmen from 15 different Air Force specialty codes, are making a difference in Afghanistan, keeping rescue missions in the air for Coalition Forces and Afghan citizens. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Staff Sgt. Roger Anderson, an HH-60G Pave Hawk communications and navigations equipment specialist assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helicopter maintenance unit, observes an HH-60G helicopter as the aircrew shuts it off after returning from an alert mission, April, 16, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Aircraft maintenance Airmen assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helicopter maintenance unit and an HH-60G Pave Hawk flight engineer assigned to the 41st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, perform minor maintenance on an HH-60G Pave Hawk after the aircrew returned from a medical-evacuation mission April 16, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Flying at a utilization rate of three to four times more than home station, HMU Airmen are conducting 50-hour inspections, that take place every month and a half stateside, every week and a half in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Senior Airman Robert Fabela, an HH-60G Pave Hawk crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helicopter maintenance unit, cleans the rotors of an HH-60G helicopter, after the aircrew returned from an alert mission, April, 16, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. ?At our home station our aircraft average about 35 flight hours a month,? said Master Sgt. Terry Newsham, 451st EAMXS HMU production supervisor and weapons specialist deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. ?In the month of March alone our helos averaged 85 flight hours. That means our aircraft require a little more of our attention out here and our Airmen are always on it.? (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Senior Airman Robert Fabela, left, an HH-60G Pave Hawk crew chief and Staff Sgt. Roger Anderson, an HH-60G Pave Hawk communications and navigations equipment specialist both assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helicopter maintenance unit, converse while waiting for an HH-60G helicopter aircrew to stop the engine after returning from an alert mission, April, 16, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Senior Airman Robert Fabela, an HH-60G Pave Hawk crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helicopter maintenance unit, observes the rotors as a pilot shuts down the engines after returning from an alert mission, April, 16, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. ?Our guys have very little down time,? said Tech. Sgt. Dennis Deaton, 451st EAMXS HMU expeditor deployed from Nellis AFB, Nev. ?Our guys are out there and ready to perform the mission in all kinds of weather at anytime. We don?t work on a regular time clock, when we get a call the aircraft have to fly and we put the work in to make it happen.? (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

An HH-60G Pave Hawk aircrew and pararescuemen assigned to the 41st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, return from an alert-call mission, April, 16, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Left to right, Staff Sgts. Greg Enberlin, Ryan Click and Senior Airman Robert Fabela, HH-60G Pave Hawk crew chiefs assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helicopter maintenance unit, install a stabalator on a back-up HH-60G helicopter April, 16, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. The maintenance Airmen, who have witnessed as many as 26 sorties here in one day, spend an average of 168 man-hours a week to ensure rescue aircrews are ready to fly when called. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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