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A 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron E-11A outfitted with a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node sits on the runway at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 16, 2018. The payload allows command and control to get in contact with the troops on the ground to enable the mission accomplishment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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774th EAS conducts first combat airdrop in two-and-a-half years

Senior Airman Tom Saunders, a 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs a k-loader with pallets to be airdropped at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2017. While this was the first airdrop the 774th EAS conducted in more than two years, airlift Airmen practice airdrops every flight while at their home station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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774th EAS conducts first combat airdrop in two-and-a-half years

Senior Airman Tom Saunders, a 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs a k-loader with pallets to be airdropped at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2017. While this was the first airdrop the 774th EAS conducted in more than two years, airlift Airmen practice airdrops every flight while at their home station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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774th EAS conducts first combat airdrop in two-and-a-half years

Senior Airmen Tom Saunders, left, and Jacob Snider, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmasters, review a checklist while preparing for an airdrop at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2017. An airdrop is one of many methods airlift Airmen use to deliver cargo. When planning on how to deliver cargo, the type of environment is a key factor in the decision. Weather, the danger present in the area and terrain are just a few of the factors used in deciding what method to use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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774th EAS conducts first combat airdrop in two-and-a-half years

Senior Airman Tom Saunders, a 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs a k-loader with pallets to be airdropped at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2017. While this was the first airdrop the 774th EAS conducted in more than two years, airlift Airmen practice airdrops every flight while at their home station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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774th EAS conducts first combat airdrop in two-and-a-half years

Senior Airman Tom Saunders, a 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, inspects the propellers of a C-130J Super Hercules as it starts up at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2017. The 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron conducted their first combat airdrop in nearly two-and-a-half years, resulting in the successful delivery of 11,000 pounds of equipment to coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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USAF Weapons School JTAC graduates to receive hallowed patches

A combat controller, deployed with a U.S. Army Special Forces team in Afghanistan, communicates with overhead aircraft before calling in airstrikes during an engagement with insurgents. A Special Tactics combat controller integrates air power into ground special operations for mission success, deploying into forward hostile areas to control offensive airstrike operations (also known as Joint Terminal Attack Control), as well as establish assault zones and provide air traffic control capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Released)
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ACC commander visits KAF

Gen. Mike Hostage, Air Combat Command commander, talks with 451st Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2013. As a force provider for combat airpower in theater, He said meeting Airmen here allowed him a better understanding of expectations and requirements and gave him a chance to address concerns of deployed Airmen. Hostage answered questions from Airmen about mission priorities, fiscal planning and future development plans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Sanders)
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ACC commander visits KAF

Gen. Mike Hostage, Air Combat Command commander, briefs Airmen from the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Group at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 8 2013. Hostage spent the day meeting Airmen and answering questions about a variety of issues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Sanders)
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ACC commander visits KAF

Airmen from the 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron brief Gen. Mike Hostage, Air Combat Command commander, on mission aspects at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2013. As a force provider for combat airpower in theater, Hostage talked to warfighting commanders, Airmen and members of the coalition team about their current operational issues and concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Sanders)
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ACC commander visits KAF

Gen. Mike Hostage, Air Combat Command commander, speaks with security forces Airmen at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 8 2013. Hostage is touring various deployed locations in Southwest Asia to meet with Airmen and leadership. Hostage answered questions from the Airmen about future expectations with limited fiscal resources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Sanders)
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ACC commander visits KAF

Gen. Mike Hostage, Air Combat Command commander, greets security forces Airmen at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 8 2013. Hostage toured various deployed locations in Southwest Asia to meet with Airmen and leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Sanders)
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ACC commander visits KAF

Gen. Mike Hostage, Air Combat Command commander, shakes hands with Kandahar Airfield leadership after arriving here Nov. 8 2013. As a force provider for combat airpower in theater, Hostage talked to warfighting commanders, Airmen and members of the coalition team about their current operational issues and concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Sanders)
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ACC pilot receives Distinguished Flying Cross

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Boera, Air Combat Command director of requirements, presents the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lt. Col. Bernard Willi, ACC Personnel Recovery Core Function Team chief, at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Oct. 31, 2011. Over a two day period of emergency rescue operations, Willi and an Afghan crew saved a total of 988 lives; including taking 64 people to safety in a single aircraft load. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Teresa Cleveland/Released)
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ACC pilot receives Distinguished Flying Cross

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Boera, Air Combat Command director of requirements, presents the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lt. Col. Bernard Willi, ACC Personnel Recovery Core Function Team chief, at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Oct. 31, 2011. Willi performed hazardous rescues under constant enemy threat during severe flooding in Nangahar and Kunar provinces, Afghanistan, July 28-29, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Teresa Cleveland/Released)
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