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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A contractor describes the functions on a generator procured by the Air Force to Maj. Tim Hawkins, 386th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron commander, Capt. Lisa Gambrel, 386th ECONS contracting officer, and other contractors recently in the Persian Gulf Region. Airmen from the 386th ECONS used an innovative method to procure 29 generators, called electronic reverse auctioning, to save the Air Force $395,000. These contracting officers were the first in a deployed location to use this innovative method of procuring products for the Air Force. (Air Force photo/Capt. Jason McCree)
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ROCK SOLID WARRIOR

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Bryan Ekberg (Air Force courtesy photo)
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ROCK SOLID WARRIOR

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Aaron Barnes
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COMBAT TRUCKERS

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. Joseph Vasquez, NCO in charge of the 70th Medium Truck Detachment armory performs maintenance recently on one of the weapons vehicle operators assigned to the 586th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron use while conducting combat convoy missions in Iraq. Sergeant Vasquez, deployed from the 305th Security Forces Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., provides security and accountability of all weapons for the MTD, as well as issuing out weapons for each mission and doing any in-house maintenance on the weapons. (Air Force courtesy photo)
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COMBAT TRUCKERS

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Amanda Chew, a controller for the 70th Medium Truck Detachment updates a board used to give the unit's tactical operations center staff a ready reference on all ground convoy missions being conducted on March 3, 2008. Sergeant Chew is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Both the 70th and 424th MTDs fall under the 586th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, the only combat-oriented LRS unit in the Air Force. (Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Connor)
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386th Airmen who keep the base connected

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Christopher Billings, (right), hands Airman 1st Class Theodore Nichols a bundle of fiber-optic cable March 31, 2008, at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. The installation of the new cable will provide world wide communication access to living quarters on the base. Sergeant Billings and Airman Nichols are both cable communication and antenna maintenance specialists deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron. Sergeant Billings is deployed from the 85th Engineering and Installation Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. and Airman Nichols is deployed from the 96th Communication Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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386th Airmen who keep the base connected

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Christopher Billings, (bottom), and Airman 1st Class Theodore Nichols wrap up a bundle of fiber-optic cable March 31, 2008, at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region following the installation of a new cable to provide world wide communication access to living quarters on the base. Sergeant Billings and Airman Nichols are both cable communication and antenna maintenance specialists deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron. Sergeant Billings is deployed from the 85th Engineering and Installation Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. and Airman Nichols is deployed from the 96th Communication Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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386th Airmen who keep the base connected

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Christopher Billings, a cable communication and antenna maintenance specialist deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, cuts a piece of fiber-optic cable March 31, 2008, at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. The new cable will provide world wide communication access to living quarters on the base. Sergeant Billings is deployed from the 85th Engineering and Installation Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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386th Airmen who keep the base connected

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Christopher Billings, a cable communication and antenna maintenance specialist with the 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, feeds fiber-optic cable into a manhole March 31, 2008, at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. The new cable will provide world wide communication access to living quarters on the base. Sergeant Billings is deployed from the 85th Engineering and Installation Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition Maintainer Exchange Program

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. William Phillips (left), a crew chief deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Warrant Officer Hae Ok Yoon, a member from the Republic of Korea Air Force 58th Airlift Wing, accomplish a dash-six preflight inspection of the right main landing gear on an U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules March 26, 2008, on an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. Airmen from the U.S., ROKAF, and Japan Air Self Defense Force Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition Maintainer Exchange Program

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Warrant Officer Hae Ok Yoon (left) and Master Sgt. Jun Wan Park (center) use a prop stick to make sure the No. 1 blade is positioned in the T-position to prevent leaks on a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules while Staff Sgt. William Phillips watches March 26, 2008, on an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. Warrant Officer Yoon and Sergeant Park are from the Republic of Korea Air Force 58th Airlift Wing, and Sergeant Phillips is a crew chief deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Airmen from the U.S. ROKAF, and Japan Air Self Defense Force Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition Maintainer Exchange Program

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Warrant Officer Hae Ok Yoon (center) inserts an oil cooler intake plug into a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules while Staff Sgt. William Phillips (left) and Master Sgt. Jun Wan Park keep the ladder steady for him March 26, 2008, at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. Warrant Officer Yoon and Sergeant Park are from the Republic of Korea Air Force 58th Airlift Wing, and Sergeant Phillips is a crew chief deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Airmen from the U.S., ROKAF, and Japan Air Self Defense Force Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition Maintainer Exchange Program

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Technical Sgt. Porfirio Bustillos (left), a maintainer deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Kouichi Tsunoda, a maintainer from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing Maintenance Squadron, inspect an engine insulation blanket for cracks, holes, and deterioration on an U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules March 21, 2008, at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. Airmen from the U.S., JASDF, and Republic of Korea Air Force 58th Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition Maintainer Exchange Program

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sergeant Kouichi Tsunoda (left), a maintainer from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing and Tech. Sgt. Porfirio Bustillos, an maintainer deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, speak with each other before performing an inspection on an U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules March 21, 2008, at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. Airmen from the U.S., JASDF, and Republic of Korea Air Force 58th Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition Maintainer Exchange Program

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Technical Sergeant Hidetoshi Takeuchi (left), a maintainer from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing and Staff Sgt. Ray Pontemayor (right), an aircraft maintainer deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, walk across the wings of JASDF C-130 Hercules March 21, 2008, at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. Airmen from the U.S., JASDF, and Republic of Korea Air Force 58th Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition Maintainer Exchange Program

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Maintainers from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing and Staff Sgt. Ray Pontemayor (left), a maintainer deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspect a JASDF C-130 Hercules March 21, 2008, at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. Airmen from the U.S., JASDF, and Republic of Korea Air Force 58th Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition Maintainer Exchange Program

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Yuta Kawahara (left), a maintainer from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing and Staff Sgt. Ray Pontemayor, a maintainer deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, open a panel on an engine of a JASDF C-130 Hercules March 21, 2008, at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. Airmen from the U.S., JASDF, and Republic of Korea Air Force 58th Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition Maintainer Exchange Program

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Ray Pontemayor (center), a maintainer deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, waits as personnel disembark from a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 Hercules March 21, 2008, at air base in the Persian Gulf Region. Airmen from the U.S., JASDF, and Republic of Korea Air Force 58th Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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COMBAT TRUCKERS

SOUTHWEST ASIA – These American patriots are on their way home following a six-month deployment with the 494th Gun Truck Detachment in northern Iraq supporting the Army’s in-lieu-of tasking running gun truck security escort duty for the third country national line haul missions being conducted throughout Iraq in 2004. These combat warriors are the first 13 women to complete the Basic Combat Convoy Course, dubbed BC3, on June 6, 2004, prior to taking on their new mission set for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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COMBAT TRUCKERS

SOUTHWEST ASIA – The Air Force 2T1 vehicle operator career field is comprised of 2,363 Airmen, 268 of them are women. These 70th Medium Truck Detachment ‘Scorpions’ and the 424th MTD ‘Centurions’ are eight of 26 female vehicle operators currently deployed with the 586th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at an Army camp in the Persian Gulf Region. These women circumnavigate a 31,000-plus-mile stretch of highways in Iraq and the Persian Gulf Region delivering life and mission-sustaining materials to U.S. joint-service and coalition ground forces located at all the forward operating bases in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael O’Connor)
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