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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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Preparing for takeoff

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Jason Phillips, a dedicated crew chief from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, tightens loose screws on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a preflight inspection Nov. 29, 2009. The crew chiefs check all the screws on the aircraft to assure none of them fall off during flight. The panels get inspected frequently which wears out the screws and makes them loose. Sergeant Phillips is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, N.C., and hails from Union City, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)
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Presidential call

FORWARD OPERATING BASE MORALES-FRAZIER, Afghanistan - Senior Airman Ashley Jackson, a medic with Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, smiles as she listens to President Obama's Thanksgiving message. Jackson is originally from Lakeville, Minn., and is deployed to Afghanistan from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of French Task Force La Fayette Public Affairs Office, Adjutant Thorel)
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Unleashing JDAMs

OVER AFGHANISTAN -- U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles, from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, drop 2,000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions on a cave in eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2009. The 335th EFS is deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)
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Sharp salute

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Staff Sgt. Maria Zamora, Kyrgyzstan Marine Security Guard Detachment commander, salutes the colors at the Marine Corps Ball in Bishkek, Nov. 21, 2009. The Marine Corps celebrated their 234th Birthday this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steele C. G. Britton)
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IP Check Point

Stryker AB, Baghdad -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Allen, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Det 2 cop, deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, provides security while assessing local check points as two Iraqi children dance nearby Nov. 19, 2009. The check points are to ensure the Iraqi Police are well equipped to provide security within the city. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)
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Precision Specialists

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Brian Bianco, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory journeyman, calibrates a multi-gas detector, which monitors oxygen and gas levels inside aircraft fuel tanks, in Southwest Asia, Nov. 24, 2009. The 379 EMXS PMEL, the only PMEL shop in the Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility, supports more than 15,000 different types of equipment. Airman Bianco is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason W. Edwards)
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One Airman's trash is another Airman's training aid

SATHER AIR BASE, Iraq -- Air Force Tech Sgt. Raymond Westcott (left), hydraulic systems advisor assigned to the 321st Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, shows Master Sgt. Dellet Weaver (center), production superintendent for aircraft maintenance advisors, 321st AEAG, and Master Sgt. Marty Smith, assistant fire chief assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, how to remove the front landing gear from a demolished C-130 Nov. 21, 2009. Several U.S. and Iraqi Airmen are working together to salvage parts to create hands-on training aids for Iraqi aircraft maintainers at New Al Muthana Air Base, Baghdad. Sergeant Westcott is deployed from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and is originally from Augusta, Ga. Sergeant Weaver is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and hails from Grafton, W.Va. Sergeant Smith is deployed from the 132nd Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, and hails from Ankeny, Iowa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny L. Saldivar)
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Practice run for a live-fire training mission

KIRKUK, Iraq - An Iraqi Air Force AC-208B Combat Caravan from Squadron 3 at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, circles a target during a live-fire training mission, Nov. 4, 2009. This Iraqi crew successfully launched an AGM-114 Hellfire missile and destroyed a specific target for the first time since the re-formation of its air force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)
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Aircraft assigned to an air base in Southwest Asia

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules prepares for landing at an air base in Southwest Asia Nov. 18, 2009. The C-130 is deployed from the 317th Airlift Group, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tony Tolley)
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Comm in the Air

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Master Sgts. Juli Crost and Bryan Doyea, 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron Viper Team members, set up and prepare a Viper communications package aboard a C-130 Hercules, Nov. 16, 2009, in Southwest Asia. The Viper team provides secure and non-secure communications aboard aircraft for top officials traveling 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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Guitar solo

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Tech. Sgt. Steve Wilson, U.S. Air Forces Central Sirocco Band guitarist, plays a solo during a performance at the Seitek Youth Center in Kyrgzstan, Nov. 14, 2009. The Sirocco Band is traveling throughout deployed locations in Asia to improve the morale of troops and build new relationships with native audiences, both large and small. The Sirocco Band members are deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steele C. G. Britton)
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American training allows Iraqi air force POL to fuel counterparts' knowledge

CAMP TAJI, Iraq -- Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald Pedro, 821st Expeditionary Training Squadron fuels specialist advisor/instructor, observes his former student, an Iraqi air force warrant officer, providing training to Iraqi army students Nov. 5, 2009. The Iraqi air force fuels section has transitioned from student to teacher status and are training the first ever class of Iraqi army fuels students. Sergeant Pedro is deployed from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., and hails from Pawtucket, R.I. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny L. Saldivar)
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