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SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Airmen 1st Class Lisa Agent and Shanelle Manuel work together to to remove the an oil heat exchange modulating valve from an F-22 Raptor at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, in the summer of 2009. The 82nd Training Wing is AETC’s largest and most diverse technical training wing, producing more than 77,000 technical training graduates annually—more than half of the command's total. Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and international students participate in more than 1,000 courses in aircraft maintenance; nuclear and conventional munitions; avionics; medical, dental and pharmacy; civil engineering; logistics; telecommunications; aerospace ground equipment; egress, life support and survival; and metals technology. (U.S. Air Force photo/Harry Tonemah)

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SUMMERVILLE, S.C. -- Tech. Sgt. Christopher Conaway weighs Matt Mobley June 23, 2008 at the recruiting office in Summerville, S.C. Mr. Mobley weighed 253 pounds when he started the process of joining the Air Force and lost nearly 90 pounds in eight months and weighed 164 before heading to basic military training in July 2008. The first organization to touch the lives of Airmen is the Air Force Recruiting Service, headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. AFRS’s mission is to recruit quality men and women with the right skills, at the right time, in the right numbers to sustain the combat capability of America’s Air Force. Emphasis is on recruiting people with no prior military service into one of more than 150 enlisted career opportunities. AFRS also recruits prior and non-prior service officer candidates for Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Melissa White)

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LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – 2nd Lt. Joel Borgan, 47th Operations Support Squadron, runs on the track inside Laughlin Air Force Base’s Losano Fitness Center in January 2009. Lieutenant Borgan is running to maintain his New Year’s resolution of improving his physical fitness. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Capt. Greg Moulton, 87th Flying Training Squadron standards and evaluation section chief, coaches a specialized undergraduate pilot training student after the student’s flight from Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in January 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Members of the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., run laps at the base track for morning physical training as the sun peaks over the horizon. Luke AFB programs support the Air Force policy of being “fit to fight.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe)

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Lt. Col. Matthew Willis, former 56th Operations Support Squadron commander, celebrates with his children after relinquishing command to Lt. Col. William Jones, 56th Operations Support Squadron commander, during the change-of-command ceremony March 2, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ronifel Yasay)

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Staff Sgt. Aaron Simmons, 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels technician, tests the base fuel supply, ensuring Luke Air Force Base’s 165 F-16 Fighting Falcons have the highest quality fuel to conduct their 30,000 annual training sorties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe)

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman Jason-Scott Ryan, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, performs weighted crunches as part of his early morning lifting routine. Airman Ryan enjoys the relative solitude of the Luke Air Force Base gym in the pre-dawn hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe)

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Lt. Col. Cheng-Hsiang Ho, 21st Fighter Squadron, gives a pre-flight brief to Brig. Gen. Kurt Neubauer, 56th Fighter Wing commander, before the two embark on a training flight from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Luke AFB is home to the 56th Fighter Wing, the largest fighter wing with 165 aircraft, 26 squadrons, four tenant units, and nearly 8,000 military and civilian personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe)

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Staff Sgt. Aric Jacobsen, 56th Security Forces Squadron, marks targets after participants finish the combat shooting course at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance center at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe)

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Col. Hank Reed, 56th Fighter Wing vice commander, participates in a water-survival refresher at the Luke AFB pool in Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe)

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Console operators contracted from the Operations Support Group instruct pilots in the flight simulators at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tracie Forte)

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Members of the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit carefully handle 500-pound MK-82 bombs as part of their monthly qualification training at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe)

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Senior Airman Kee Lockhart, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, works on an F-16 Fighting Falcon to get it functional and airborne for the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Luke AFB’s mission is to “train the world's greatest F-16 fighter pilots and maintainers, while deploying mission ready warfighters.” It has trained more than 16,000 pilots and 8,500 crew chiefs since 1994. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe)

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – A 56th Fighter Wing F-16 waits for clearance to taxi on the runway at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The base is home to the 56th Fighter Wing, the largest fighter wing in the world with 165 aircraft, 26 squadrons, four tenant units, and nearly 8,000 military and civilian personnel. Luke AFB has trained over 16,000 pilots and 8,500 crew chiefs since 1994. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe)

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – A crew chief with the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit works in the heat of the Arizona desert at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Luke AFB, the only active-duty F-16 training wing in the Air Force, flies about 30,000 sorties annually in temperatures that frequently top triple digits. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe)

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MAXWELL-GUNTER AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kelly O'Reilly, a flight engineer from B Company, 1st Battalion, 223rd Aviation Regiment at Fort Rucker, Ala., explains to Maxwell Air Force Base Airmen how to conduct safe sling load operations. A three man CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew from Fort Rucker conducted a joint military helicopter training exercise at Maxwell on in January 2009. As the host unit for Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, the 42nd Air Base Wing's mission is critical to national security; it provides the foundation for success for Air University, the intellectual and leadership center of the Air Force; the 908th Airlift Wing; the 754th Electronic Systems Group; and more than 30 tenant units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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MAXWELL-GUNTER AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Staff Sgt. Erik Stant, Air University, directs a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as it picks up a "sling load" during a joint military exercise Jan. 15, 2009 on landing zone Alpha at Maxwell Air Force Base. As the host unit for Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, the 42nd Air Base Wing's mission is critical to national security; it provides the foundation for success for Air University, the intellectual and leadership center of the Air Force; the 908th Airlift Wing; the 754th Electronic Systems Group; and more than 30 tenant units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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MAXWELL-GUNTER AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Airmen of the exercise evaluation team, “Blue Thunder,” discuss proper unexploded ordnance reporting procedures during an emergency response exercise on Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., in February 2009. As the host unit for Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, the 42nd Air Base Wing's mission is critical to national security; it provides the foundation for success for Air University, the intellectual and leadership center of the Air Force; the 908th Airlift Wing; the 754th Electronic Systems Group; and more than 30 tenant units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

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MAXWELL-GUNTER AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Master Sgt. Veronica Ross, 42nd Medical Group, NCOIC Public Health non-commissioned officer in charge, shows Airman 1st Class Christopher Musshafen a snake specimen from the base lake as they discuss animal bites in March 2009. As the host unit for Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, the 42nd Air Base Wing's mission is critical to national security; it provides the foundation for success for Air University, the intellectual and leadership center of the Air Force; the 908th Airlift Wing; the 754th Electronic Systems Group; and more than 30 tenant units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

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