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Airmen advise Afghans on rotary wing maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Keith McCarthy, 838th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, Detachment 1, maintenance air adviser climbs atop an Mi-17 helicopter during preflight checks before a training flight over Herat City, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2011.The 838th AEAG Airmen advise Afghan soldiers on the maintenance, operations, and security of the Mi-17 helicopter. McCarthy is deployed from the 723th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga. (U.S. Air Force Photo/SrA Tyler Placie)
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Rocket Load

Afghan Air Force Lieutenant Mohammad Hussein, conducts a pre-use inspection on a rocket pod at Kandahar Air Wing, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2011. Advisers at the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group are charged with helping the Afghan Air Force establish their own independent and operationally-capable force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Corey Hook)
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Remembrance Day

The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in a ceremony to honor the Canadian holiday, Remembrance Day, Nov. 11 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachelle Elsea)
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Fighters

An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over rugged landscape during a mission Nov. 11, 2011. F-16s from the 121st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and F-15s from the 335th EFS dropped more than 9,000 lbs of munitions through severe weather on enemy forces trying to overrun a combat outpost in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2011. Their efforts helped kill 70 insurgents and resulted in zero coalition casualties. U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Brandon Cyr)
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Coalition service members remember veterans

Senior Airman Jared Barlett, 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, raises a folded American flag during a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11, 2011, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Barlett, a native of Wichita, Kan., is deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Paul Labbe)
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CE/SF

Staff Sgt. Corin Dolson, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron safety manager, breaks up concrete with a jackhammer as Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron clean up debris in the background Nov. 10, 2011. Defenders are working side by side with CE to construct a new security forces building. Their combined efforts will speed up the construction process and provide improved facilities for Bagram’s Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Wright)
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Iraq ATC tower

Tech. Sgt. Bryce Hamilton and Senior Airman Matt Morrow, 407th Air Expeditionary Group air traffic controllers, and a U.S. contractor, aid in training Iraqi counterparts to take control of the air space in Iraq. With the Air Force’s assistance, Iraq now has full air traffic control responsibility for the country’s airspace for the first time since 2003. The Air Force transferred management of the Baghdad and Balad Airspace sector to the Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) on Oct. 1. With this historic step, Iraq’s air traffic controllers now direct the movement of all aircraft within the busiest and most complex airspace in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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Bagram Medical Group

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Master Sgt. Heather Agnew, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group pharmacy technician, disposes an intravenous drip in an approved container to ensure a sterile environment. Agnew is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is a native of Forestville, New York. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Krista Rose)
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15K Tulsa Run in Iraq

Members of the 125 Expeditionary Fighter Squadron run in a deployed version of the 2011 Tulsa 15K Run in Iraq, Oct. 29, 2011. The Tulsa Run is in its 34th year and is the oldest and largest such event in Oklahoma. Each year more than 10,000 runners congregate in downtown Tulsa for the start of the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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Protecting the masses

Airmen inspect their Improved Outer Tactical Vests prior to issue at the Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 28. More than 2,000 service members process through the ETDC monthly prior to deploying to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Hank Hoegen)
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Pre-Flight Inspection

U.S. Air Force MSgt. Jason Belcher, a flight engineer with the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, performs a pre-flight inspection of the rotor of an Afghan Air Force C-27 Spartan at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar, Afghanistan, October 25, 2011. Inspections ensure the plane is ready to perform the mission safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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Flying Over Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Col. Bryan Bartlett, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Vice Wing Commander, sits harnessed on the back ramp of an Afghan Air Force C-27 Spartan as it flies over Helmand province, Afghanistan. October 24, 2011. Bartlett was surveying different landing zones across Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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Top Cover performs for 438th AEW

Tech Sgt. Denny Pack and Staff Sgt. Justin Allen sing into a coalition Spanish Air Force airman’s phone during a performance at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan October 27, 2011. The Airman had members of “Top Cover” sing to his girlfriend back home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Williams)
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Flying Over Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Trumpower, a flight engineer with the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, looks out an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter as it comes in for a landing at Camp Black Horse, Kabul, Afghanistan, October 27, 2011. Trumpower was on a routine mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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"We Bring the Bite to the Fight"

Col. (Dr.) Mark Wallace (right), 379th Expeditionary Aero Medical Dental Flight Commander, and Senior Airman Kyle Wireman, 379th EAMDF dental assistant, prepare to fill a cavity in a patient’s mouth, Oct. 20, 2011, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Dental sick call hours are Monday - Saturday from 7 - 11 a.m. and noon to 4 p.m. on a walk-in basis. Wallace, a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, is deployed from Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Wireman, a native of Albion, Ind., is deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Paul Labbe)
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U.S. Senators visit Thunder Lab

Royal Air Force Flt. Lt. Ally McDowell shakes hands with Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island in Thunder Lab at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan October 26, 2011. Thunder lab is an English immersion program for Afghan officers in Afghanistan to help prepare them for pilot training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Williams)
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Deployed locations goes green with solar lighting

A group of 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron members installs a solar light in the munitions storage area of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Oct. 17, 2011. The engineers will install 24 energy efficient solar lights that will provide fossil fuel savings while also enabling fixed lighting in an area of the base that is not connected to the energy grid. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chance Babin)
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Thirsty K-9

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Martin Ratkowski, Combined Team Zabul K-9 handler, gives his K-9, Tosca, water during a patrol to a local village in the district of Mizan, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2011. Ratkowski attached to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul to provide a home-made explosives search with his K-9. PRT Zabul's mission is to conduct civil-military operations in Zabul Province to extend the reach and legitimacy of the government of Afghanistan. Ratkowski is deployed from the 9th Security Forces Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., and is originally from Buffalo, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)
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F-16s arrived!

A weapons loader from the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron performs a post flight check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon after its arrival in Iraq Oct. 1, 2011. The squadron deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and will provide close air support for more than 40,000 troops leaving Iraq by the end of the year. The 125th EFS is comprised of F-16s, pilots, maintenance specialists and support personnel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa, Okla. The squadron also includes members from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, and the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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F-16s arrived!

A weapons loader from the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron performs a post flight check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon after its arrival in Iraq Oct. 1, 2011. The squadron deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and will provide close air support for more than 40,000 troops leaving Iraq by the end of the year. The 125th EFS is comprised of F-16s, pilots, maintenance specialists and support personnel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa, Okla. The squadron also includes members from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, and the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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