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380 AEW gathers with Coalition partners to remember, honor veterans

Lt Col. Michael, 380 Air Expeditionary Wing Chaplain, delivers a reading during a Coalition Veteran’s Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. “Conducting this Remembrance and Veterans' Day Service together, underscores that this high calling to authentic military service transcends any one culture or nationality, and that all those who have served such a noble purpose will be, and are, rightly honored and revered by all people of good will,” said Michael. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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380 AEW gathers with Coalition partners to remember, honor veterans

Deployed service members paused in response to a Royal Australian Air Force Chaplain during a Coalition Veteran’s Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. RAAF Chaplain Senini shared what this joint ceremony meant to her. “Acts of Remembrance to honour our war dead and veterans are intrinsic to all military personnel. Sharing this duty today with our partner nations is important because it reminds us that the cost of peace and the great tragedy of war is a shared burden that our partner nations have, and will continue to, carry with us. None of us are alone,” said Senini. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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380 AEW gathers with Coalition partners to remember, honor veterans

A deployed member of the Royal Australian Air Force Honor Guard stands near a Coalition memorial in honor of Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Many service members wore red flowers, remembrance poppies, on their uniforms during the ceremony. The tradition began in 1921 to honor soldiers who died in war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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380 AEW gathers with Coalition partners to remember, honor veterans

A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Honor Guard service member marches in formation after placing the U.S. flag at a Coalition Veteran’s Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The 380 AEW Honor Guard collaborated with service members from the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal Danish Air Force and the Royal Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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380 AEW gathers with Coalition partners to remember, honor veterans

During the closing segments of a joint Veteran’s Day ceremony, a KC-10 Extender completes a fly-over, Nov. 11, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. A combination of prayers, readings and moments of reflection provided deployed coalition nations the opportunity to memorialize the annual holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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380 AEW gathers with Coalition partners to remember, honor veterans

A deployed United Kingdom Coalition service member places a wreath on the base of a memorial, Nov. 11, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. During the joint coalition ceremony, four nations participated in the remembrance of living and fallen veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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380 AEW gathers with Coalition partners to remember, honor veterans

A deployed Royal Danish Air Force service member receives a wreath during a Coalition Veteran’s Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The wreaths were placed at a nearby memorial in honor of fellow veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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380 AEW gathers with Coalition partners to remember, honor veterans

Col. Kevin, 380 Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, honors the lives of fallen service members during a Coalition Veteran’s Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. After the laying of wreaths, a Royal Australian Air Force chaplain led service members in a reciting of The Ode, a segment of a poem written by Laurence Binyon in 1914. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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Deployed Airman gives back to land of opportunity

Master Sgt. Ben, 62nd Reconnaissance Squadron sensor operator, poses in front of an MQ-9 Reaper at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Ben is a native of the Philippines and became a U.S. citizen while serving in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Staff Sgt. Limuel Beltran, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force assistant flight chief, visits the D-1 post during shift at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2016. Response force members man both static and mobile posts around the airfield to maintain 360-degree security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airman Tyler Phillips, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force member, monitors his team’s security sector at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Phillips is a Chicago native based out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airman Tyler Phillips, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force member, takes a break during his 12-hour shift maintaining flightline security at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Response force members man both static and mobile posts around the airfield to maintain 360-degree security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airman Tyler Phillips, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force member, monitors his team’s security sector at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Response force teams are posted around the airfield at Kandahar to ensure 360-degree security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Security forces team members from the 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron look out through the window of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. While on their twelve-hour shifts, response force members maintain their positions in the M-ATV to keep watch over their sector of security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

An M-4 Carbine rifle and grenade launcher sits beside the seat of the truck commander in a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Security forces members of the 451st ESS provide airfield security at Kandahar and work with joint and coalition partners to maintain perimeter security at the forward operating base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airman James Curry, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force member, uses binoculars to monitor his team’s security sector at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Response force teams are posted around the airfield at Kandahar to ensure 365-degree security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airman Tyler Phillips, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force member, monitors a Common Remotely Operated Weapon System II in mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. The CROWS system is required to be monitored at all times during each 12-hour shift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airmen James Curry and Tyler Phillips, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force members, man their positions while standing guard at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Security forces members of the 451st ESS provide airfield security at Kandahar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Barrier engagement testing ensures pilot safety

An F-16 Fighting Falcon belonging to the 93rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron engages a barrier during a certification test of the Mobile Aircraft Arresting System Oct. 30, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Testing of the MAAS is required annually when a real-world barrier engagement has not taken place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Barrier engagement testing ensures pilot safety

Senior Airmen Mathew Chapman and Devin Tillman, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron power production specialists, place a Mobile Aircraft Arresting System cable across the runway at Bagram Airfield Afghanistan, during a certification test Oct. 30, 2016. The MAAS is a barrier used to catch the arresting hook on fighter aircraft in case of malfunction upon landing or take off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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