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Teamwork ensures Thunderbird performance

The Thunderbird Solos, featuring gray radomes, join up with the Thunderbird Diamond to form the 6-ship Delta formation at Keesler AFB, Miss., April 4. USAF Photo by Staff Sgt. Kristi Machado (RELEASED)

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Teamwork ensures Thunderbird performance

From left, Technical Sgt. Phil Sawin and Staff Sgt. Mark Stoverink, crew chiefs for Thunderbird #5, finish their launch procedures prior to take-off at Keesler AFB, Miss., April 4. USAF Photo by Staff Sgt. Kristi Machado (RELEASED)

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Heritage final flight

Heritage Flight pilot Chuck Hall is congratulated by retired Brig Gen Regis Urschler, after his final heritage flight on Mar 9 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base during the 11th Annual Heritage Flight Conference. This year's conference inaugurates eleven years of flying old warbirds with modern day fighters. During the course of the three day conference over a hundred and twelve sorties were flown including the final Heritage flights of retired Maj Gen Bill Anders, retired Brig Gen Regis Urschler, and Mr. Chuck Hall. Twenty-eight incentive rides given to outstanding military and civilian personnel from Davis-Monthan AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Samuel Rogers)

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Team welcomes newest 'birds'

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Staff Sgt. Wayne Frost, U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron crew chief, recovers the newest addition to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, a Block-52 Lockheed-Martin Fighting Falcon F-16. In addition to the new F-16, the Thunderbirds also welcomed five new officers for the 2008 demo season, including the incoming commander, Lt. Col. Gregory Thomas from Elmendorf Air Base, Alaska; incoming right-wing pilot, Thunderbird No. 3, Maj. Kirby Ensser from Kadena Air Base, Japan; opposing solo pilot and Thunderbird No. 6, Maj. Tyrone Douglas from the 57th Fighter Wing here; advance pilot and narrator, Thunderbird No. 8, Maj. Anthony Mulhare from Luke AFB, Ariz.; and flight surgeon and Thunderbird No. 9, Maj. (Dr.) Charla Quayle from the 99th Medical Group here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kristi Machado)

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The bead's on you

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (ACCNS) -- Senior Airman Owain Schooling looks down the barrel of a M-249 semi-automatic machine gun while providing flightline protection here during the Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection April 22. Airman Schooling is with the 5th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Boitz)

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Fuel for the fight

An F-22A Raptor from Langley Air Force Base, Va. prepares to receive a load of fuel from a 916th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker Saturday. This refueling mission was part of the Raptor's first operational mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Shane Dunaway)

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Mission Ready

End-of-runway crews from the 390th Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform recovery checks on an F-15C as part of their daily jobs on returning aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Richardson)

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Routine oil change

Airman 1st Class Michael J. Doss, 7th AMXS, Dyess AFB, is draining oil from a B-1 Engine during the Over-G Inspection, 07 October 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan A Summers)

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