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EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Three-year-old Ivan Martinez tells Santa what he would like to find in his stocking on Christmas morning. Children gathered here for the 33rd Fighter Wing family Christmas party Dec. 20. Ivan is the son of Airman 1st Class Oscar Martinez who is assigned to the 33rd Maintenance Squadron's ammunitions flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Nolan)
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Posted: 12/22/2003
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Special delivery
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Capt. Jeffrey Stands delivers Santa Claus to the 33rd Fighter Wing family Christmas party Dec. 20. Stands is a pilot with the 58th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Nolan)
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Posted: 12/22/2003
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Medical visit
FRENCH VILLAGE, Iraq -- Capt. (Dr.) Jeff Skinner examines a patient on the street outside the new clinic here. Skinner and others plan to care for local Iraqis in the not-for-profit clinic three to four days per week. He is deployed from the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Keith Reed)
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Posted: 10/19/2003
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Visiting the doc
SWABE, Iraq -- Capt. Jeff Skinner examines a young Iraqi boy here during a medical and humanitarian assistance mission. Skinner is deployed with the 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron from Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Robert R. Hargreaves Jr.)
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Posted: 10/17/2003
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Runway stars
ZHUKOVSKY AIRFIELD, Russia -- Capts. Kieran Denehan (left) and Gary Berger sign autographs at the Moscow Aviation and Space Show on Aug. 22. They are B-52 Stratofortress crew members from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. This is the first time U.S. military aircraft have been on public display in Russia. Four other U.S. military aircraft are on display here: an F-16 Fighting Falcon, an F-15E Strike Eagle, a C-130 Hercules and a KC-135 Stratotanker. Also, an F-15 Eagle performs a daily aerial demonstration. The show ends Aug. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kenneth Fidler)
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Posted: 8/22/2003
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'Buff' superstar?
ZHUKOVSKY AIRFIELD, Russia -- Capt. Gary Berger signs his autograph for a Russian visitor Aug. 22 at the Moscow Aviation and Space Show. Berger is a B-52 Stratofortress crew member from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. This is the first time U.S. military aircraft have been on public display in Russia. Four other U.S. military aircraft are on display here: an F-16 Fighting Falcon, an F-15E Strike Eagle, a C-130 Hercules and a KC-135 Stratotanker. Also, an F-15 Eagle performs a daily aerial demonstration. The show ends Aug. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kenneth Fidler)
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Posted: 8/22/2003
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Tolboev
ZHUKOVSKY, Russia -- Russian air force Col. Magomed Tolboev looks out from the cockpit of the U.S. B-52 Stratofortress bomber that landed here Aug. 20 for the 6th Moscow Space and Aviation Show. In Russia, Tolboev is revered much like test pilot Chuck Yeager is in the United States. He is a former Soviet Union pilot and cosmonaut who tested military aircraft at this once secret air base. The B-52 is assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kenneth Fidler)
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Posted: 8/20/2003
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Record year
DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Airman 1st Class Lacy Foss and Tech. Sgt. Robert Hawkins perform a visual inspection of a B-1 Lancer accessory drive gear box. Maintainers and logistical support workers at the 7th Bomb Wing here have exceeded Air Combat Command's mission capable rates for an entire year -- a first for any B-1 unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tracy Reisinger)
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Posted: 6/11/2003
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Thunderbird up close
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Air Force Thunderbirds speeds past observers at the Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex Worden)
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Posted: 5/29/2003
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Graduation celebration
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Cadets of the Air Force Academy Class of 2003 celebrate at graduation ceremonies here May 28 as the Air Force Thunderbirds fly overhead. The 974 students marked the academy's 45th graduating class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Danny Myers)
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Posted: 5/29/2003
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Looking out for trouble
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- A B-52 Stratofortress co-pilot from the 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron scans the sky ahead. The bomber flew a mission over Afghanistan, May 14, 2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)
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Posted: 5/16/2003
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Desert communion
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Father (Maj.) David Fitz-Patrick, Air Force Catholic Chaplain, helps Army Sgt. Casey Schwab, a military police officer with the 300th Military Police Company from Fort Riley, Kan., take communion during a mass service on May 13, 2003. Fitz-Patrick provided Army members deployed to Convoy Supply Center Scania, Iraq with their first Mass service since early March. Fitz-Patrick is deployed from the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Quinton T. Burris)
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Posted: 5/14/2003
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Making the rounds
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Chaplain (Maj.) Dave Fitz-Patrick visits with Master Sgt. Richard O'Connor at Tallil Air Base in southern Iraq. The only Catholic chaplain in the region, he visits troops here and at outlying Army and Marine posts. Fitz-Patrick is deployed from Langley Air Force Base, Va., and O'Connor is a quality assurance inspector from Whiteman AFB, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Jon Anderson)
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Posted: 5/5/2003
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Nighthawks return home
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFPN) -- An F-117 Nighthawk pulls onto the tarmac here April 16, as it returned with four other F-117s from Southwest Asia after supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. This jet displays 16 combat mission marks showing the number of combat missions it flew during the deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Vanessa LaBoy)
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Tank build up
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Airman 1st Class Donald Slayton, an F-16 crew chief deployed as part of a tank build-up team from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., reconnects a wiring harness before buttoning up an auxilliary fuel tank. The tank was repaired after a scheduled inspection turned up defects. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ball)
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Ayers
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Capt. Matt Ayres, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, prepares for takeoff before a mission from a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia on March 27. Ayres is deployed from the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Aircraft move around the clock to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Ayers
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Capt. Matt Ayres, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, grabs several American flags while preparing to take off for a mission from a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia on March 27. Ayers is deployed from the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Lyles
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Airman 1st Class Desmond Lyles, a crew chief deployed from the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, SC, to the 363rd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, communicates with an F-16CJ pilot while co-workers pull weapon pins on the aircraft prior to taking off for a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Cruise missile loading
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Staff Sgts. John Beldin (top) and Landon Favors, B-52 Stratofortress weapons loaders, prepare an air-launched cruise missle for loading on a B-52 here March 20. Aircraft and support troops from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., are deployed as part of the 7th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christina M. Rumsey)
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Perkins
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Staff Sgt. William Perkins, a weapons loader, controls the loading of an air-launched cruise missile into the belly of a B-52 Stratofortress on March 20. B-52s and support troops from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., are deployed as part of the 7th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christina M. Rumsey)
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Buffing up
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Staff Sgts. John Beldin and Landon Favors, B-52 Stratofortress weapons loaders, prepare an air-launched cruise missle for loading on a B-52 here March 20. Aircraft and support troops from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., are deployed as part of the 7th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christina M. Rumsey)
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Posted: 4/23/2003
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Mission Continues
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" resumed flying practice here Sept. 13, 2001. "Its an important mission to get the colors airborne today," said Brig. Gen. Dan Darnell, commander of Nellis' 57th Wing. "It's important for all (Americans) to realize our military is a sign of strength." Due to recent events in New York and Washington, D.C., the squadron cancelled its Sept. 15-16 appearance at the California International Air Show in Salinas, Calif. (U.S.Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Charles Ramey)
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Posted: 2/10/2003
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Fighting Falcon fueling
FILE PHOTO -- An F-16 pilot keeps his Fighting Falcon steady during an aerial refueling from a KC-135R Stratotanker of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Clearly visible is the refueling boom and tail section of the KC-135R as fuel is transferred to the F-16. The fighter is assigned to the 78th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg L. Davis.)
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Posted: 2/7/2003
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In the White House
WASHINGTON D.C. -- President George W. Bush met with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron at the White House, May 16, 2001. (White House by Eric Draper)
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Posted: 2/7/2003
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Thunderbirds meet the boss
WASHINGTON D.C. -- President George W. Bush met with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron at the White House, May 16, 2001. (White House by Eric Draper)
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Posted: 2/7/2003
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