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OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Master Sgt. Todd Fuller briefs troops on procedures for a convoy heading out to Iraq from a forward deployed Operation Iraqi Freedom location March 26. Fuller is a security forces member from 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman JoAnn S. Makinano)
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Ground rules
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Thoughts of home...
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Due to the extremely high temperature inside the aircraft, Maj. Louis Cortes, KC-135 pilot, from the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., sits on the aircraft wing as he looks at a photo of his wife of 12 years and his four young children which he carries with him at all times. Maj. Cortes is assigned to the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing, forward deployed location, Southwest Asia in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)
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Thoughts of ...
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Pawlusik
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Airman 1st Class Matt Pawlusik, a third-country-national escort for the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing, is a first-time participant in the MTV reality series "MTV Diaries." (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie Thurlby)
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Pawlusik
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Tank killer
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- An Air Force crew chief from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing inspects the cockpit of an A-10 Thunderbolt II on March 23 at a forward-deployed Operation Iraqi Freedom location. The A-10, known for its tank-killing prowess during Desert Storm, is a key ally for coalition ground forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman JoAnn S. Makinano)
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Tank killer
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Hot ramp
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- F-16 Fighting Falcons wait on the "hot ramp" at a forward-deployed location while maintenance crews ready the weapons for a night mission March 21. The F-16s are from the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., and they are flying Operation Iraqi Freedom missions for the 363rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Hot ramp
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Air drop
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- A C-130 Hercules drops U.S. Army and Kyrgyz National Guard troops over a drop zone at Frunze Field, outside Bishkek, the captial of Kyrgyzstan Sunday. The 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and members of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing provided support to the joint exercise (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Center)
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Air drop
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Bomb prep
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- An Air Force weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing preps a 2,000-pound bomb to be loaded into a B-1B Lancer bomber Oct. 22, during Operation Enduring Freedom. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1B and B-52 Stratofortress aircraft have dropped more than 80 percent of the tonnage on combat missions over Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Cuomo)
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Bomb prep
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Posted: 2/10/2003
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Work log
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- An Air Force B-1B Lancer crew chief from the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing documents work in a maintenance log at an Operation Enduring Freedom location. Air Force B-2A Spirit, B-1B, B-52H Stratofortress, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon and AC-130U gunship aircraft have dropped more than 6,100 tons of munitions, more than 72 percent of the OEF total. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Cuomo)
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Work log
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Posted: 2/10/2003
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Guard mount
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Air Force security forces from the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing listen to instruction during guard mount at an Operation Enduring Freedom location. A guard mount is conducted to brief security forces troops before a shift change. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Cuomo)
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Guard mount
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Posted: 2/10/2003
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Work orders
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- An Air Force engineering and installation technician from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing coordinates a work order over the phone at an operation location during Operation Enduring Freedom. The engineering and installation team is upgrading the infrastructure for U.S. Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Cuomo)
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Work orders
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Posted: 2/10/2003
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Load crew
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Air Force munitions specialists from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing download Joint Direct Attack Munitions from a B-52H Stratofortress at an operating location in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on Nov. 28. Coalition forces used about 110 strike aircraft against Taliban and al Qaeda forces Dec. 2. About 90 of those were tactical jet aircraft from sea-based platforms, about 12 to 14 were land-based tactical jets, and between eight and 10 were long-range bombers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Cuomo)
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Load crew
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Posted: 2/10/2003
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Bomb rack
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- An Air Force munitions specialist from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing changes the configuration of a B-52H Stratofortress external bomb rack from Joint Direct Attack Munitions to conventional munitions at an operating location in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on Nov. 28. In the first 52 days of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Air Force flew more than 4,600 sorties, almost half of all OEF missions. Air Force bombers, fighters, airlifters, tankers and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance assets are in action every day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Cuomo)
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Bomb rack
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Posted: 2/10/2003
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