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HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Airman 1st Class Brenda Davis and Staff Sgt. Lynn Brown work at their control consoles inside the command post here Friday. The Airmen are emergency actions controllers from the 15th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Command post

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Staff Sgt. Lynn Brown works at his control console inside the command post here Friday. Sergeant Brown is an emergency actions controller from the 15th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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SrA Newman

Senior Airman William Newman dons his protective equipment prior to a mission April 3 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Airman Newman was deployed from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii and was killed June 7 from an improvised explosive device. In background are Staff Sgt. Charles Warner and Staff Sgt. Tom Pilla, both deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Airman Newman was assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight with Airmen Warner and Pilla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Doza)

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Educating Airmen warriors through aircraft orientation program

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- British Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Stuart Wallace, 901st Exeditionary Air Wing weapons system officer, explains the GR4 Tornado aircraft to personnel assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Every Friday the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron hosts the Mission Designated Series of the Week program to Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and coalition partners in an effort to promote awareness of the aircraft deployed here and the roles they play in the Global War on Terrorism.

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Military, civilians partner for vital disaster training

NORTH POLE, Alaska – Tech. Sgt. Everett Emerson, an Air National Guard medic from Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, works with firefighters from the North Pole Fire Department to secure a simulated accident victim on a backboard for transportation to the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital May 9. The scenario was part of the Alaska Shield/Northern Edge 2007 exercise which is scheduled from May 7-18 and is designed to test all agencies’ preparedness and interaction and response to a variety of incidents ranging from natural disasters to terrorist attacks and other emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Telling the Air Force story live on radio

Chief Master Sgt. Tony Bishop, command chief master sergeant of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and Gen. Paul V. Hester, commander of PACAF, shared the Air Force and PACAF stories to Hawaii listeners live on KHVH AM 830 May 7. (Photo by 1st Lt. Renee Lee)

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Air and Space Operations Center

U.S. Army soldiers work in the 613th Air and Space Operations Center at Hickam during a recent joint exercise. The AOC’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense team works will all services to institutionalize IAMD processes. U.S. Air Force photo.

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Air and Space Operations Center

U.S. Air Force augmentees monitor air operations in the Major Richard Bong Air and Space Operations Center during a joint exercise at Hickam. The AOC serves as the operational center for U.S. Pacific Command’s command and control of planning, execution, and assessment of air, space, and information operations across the Asia Pacific (minus Korean Theater of Operations). U.S. Air Force photo.

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Air Force Civilian Advisory Council hears from senior leaders

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Col. Rojo Herrera (left), Air Force Week Honolulu project officer, and Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Remington (far back), director of Air, Space and Information Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), provided the year's first quarterly PACAF update briefing to the Air Force Civilian Advisory Council. The general's operations update focused on the Pacific including the F-22 deployment to Kadena AB, Japan; Red Flag Alaska; the capability of the C-17; and Global Hawks on Guam. Col. Herrera discussed Air Force Week events occurring 12-15 Sept., including a Thunderbirds flight demonstration off Waikiki beach. The council is made up of 40 of Honolulu's influential civic leaders and serves in an advisory capacity to the commander of PACAF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa Perez)

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Training a part of Airmen lifestyle

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Airman 1st Class Dale Billings, 736th Security Forces Squadron, secures the area while members of the 36th Contingency Response Group performs self-aid and buddy care on wounded Airmen during an exercise Monday. (Photo by Senior Airman Angelique Smythe, 36th Wing Public Affairs)

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Shadow Day

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Students from Kadena High School's Shadow Day program perform a "bunker drill" at the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department Feb. 8. Staff Sgt. Deron Branch, 18th CES, tests the students' ability to put on all required fire-fighting gear in under one minute. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

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Airmen test new uniform

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Susumu Shimabukuro, 18th Security Forces Squadron civilian gate guard, in the proposed uniform for the guards. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)

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Decontamination exercise

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea Feb. 13, 2007 -- Republic of Korea servicemembers examine individual protection equipment, or IPE gear, worn by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Cain (left), 8th Comptroller Squadron, during a joint decontamination exercise Feb. 13.

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Testing liquid oxygen

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Christian House, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, takes a sample of liquid oxygen to test its smell. If the liquid oxygen gives off a foul odor, the oxygen or the tank itself is bad. This is done every time an oxygen cart is serviced. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kelly Timney)

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Refueling

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Zach Podrecca, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and a crew chief refuel an F-15 with fuel from an R-11 refueling truck. The 18th LRS pumps on average more than 5 million gallons of JP8 Turbine fuel and services an average of 2,400 aircraft per month. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kelly Timney)

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LRS at work

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Charles Marcos, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, empties a fuel bowser into a fuel collection tank. Fuel bowsers are also used for holding fuel that is emptied from an aircraft so mechanics can work on fuel lines. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kelly Timney)

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Getting to know the 'Pack'

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea Jan. 30, 2007 -- Brig. Gen. Marke Gibson, Seventh Air Force vice commander, learns about the Wolf's ACE In The Hole non-alcoholic lounge Jan. 30 from Col. Jeff "Wolf" Lofgren and Airman 1st Class Cory Boatwright. This was Gen. Gibson's first look at the Wolf Pack mission and the completed bed down of F-117 Nighthawk Follow-on Forces from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Col. Lofgren is commander of the 8th Fighter Wing "Wolf Pack."(Air Force photo by Senior Airman Darnell Cannady)

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Play time

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Mark Barrow, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron, plays a game with Okinawan children. The game teaches children the features of a face in English and Japanese. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kelly Timney)

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Airmen mentor Japanese children

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members from Airmen Committed to Excellence sing the "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" song with Okinawan children at Kitami Elementary School Jan. 19. Volunteers spent the afternoon singing songs and playing games geared toward learning various useful words, such as parts of the body, in English. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kelly Timney)

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Pararescuemen maintain currency

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --Captain J. Harman from the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, swims to the edge of a F470 Zodiac boat after jumping into the waters of Okinawa, Japan during a weekly training exercise on January 16, at the White Beach Naval facility. Pararescuemen participate in their weekly proficiency jump which keeps members current in the proper procedures of rescue and keeps them mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Kelly Timney)

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