The first pilots to complete the entire undergraduate pilot training program in Afghanistan in over 30 years
Newly graduated Afghan Air Force pilots pose for a group photo after their ceremony Oct. 15, 2012, in the wing headquarters at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The lieutenants became the first fixed-wing undergraduate pilot trainees to earn their wings in Afghanistan after more than 30 years, completing the entire fixed-wing program entirely in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Quinton Russ)
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Posted: 11/1/2012
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His brother's keeper
Adam Bond, center, thanks Senior Airman Ciara Bien at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Oct. 22, 2012, for her actions following an Oct. 20 accident that involved his brother, as Lt. Col. Tommy Franklin, acting 81st MDSS commander, looks on. Bien is with the 81st Medical Support Squadron and Bond is a photographer with KMAR Industries at Keesler Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stephen Pivnick)
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Posted: 11/1/2012
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Papa AB, Hungary
Aerial porters of the Heavy Airlift Wing at Papa Air Base, Hungary remove pallets from a C-17 Globemaster III after a recent Swedish mission. The wing operates a fleet of three Globemaster III long-range cargo jets under the Strategic Airlift Capability program that consists of ten NATO nations Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and USA and two Partnership for Peace nations, Sweden and Finland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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Papa AB, Hungary
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Papa AB, Hungary
Col. Keith Boone, Heavy Airlift Wing Commander, oversees the strategic airlift operations and personnel of 12 different nations of the Strategic Airlift Capability Program at Papa Air Base, Hungary. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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Papa AB, Hungary
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Papa AB, Hungary
Staff Sgt. Justin Van Scheffel and Tech. Sgt. Brian Robisky walk to lunch through the "walking street" in downtown Papa, Hungary. U.S. Airmen have become a common sight in Papa since the air base was selected to host the operational arm of the Strategic Airlift Capability. The initial cadre of the Heavy Airlift Wing arrived to Papa in October 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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Papa AB, Hungary
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Posted: 11/1/2012
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Papa AB, Hungary
Aerial porters remove pallets from a C-17 Globemaster III after a recent Swedish mission. The wing operates a fleet of three Globemaster IIIs under the Strategic Airlift Capability program. The 10 NATO nations that participate in the program are Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, the U.S. and two Partnership for Peace nations, Sweden and Finland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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Papa AB, Hungary
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Papa AB, Hungary
Sitkei Adrienn, a diplomatic clearance specialist with the Hungarian Air Force, boards a C-17 Globemaster III before a Heavy Airlift Wing mission to the Netherlands. HAW is the operational unit of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program. SAC is a multinational consortium, designed to fulfill the strategic airlift requirements of the participating nations. It consists of ten NATO nations Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and USA and two Partnership for Peace nations, Sweden and Finland. SACĂ•s operational unit HAW is a multinational unit and its Airmen come from the participating nations of the SAC program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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Papa AB, Hungary
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Papa AB, Hungary
(From left) Tech. Sgt. Brian Robisky, Tech. Sgt. Kevin White, Polish air force Sgt. Przemyslaw Jakubczak, Staff Sgt. Erik Blass, Staff Sgt. Justin Van Schefel, Hungarian air force Capt. Tamas Soter and Hungarian air force Sgt. Ternec Gelenscer are aerial porters assigned to the Heavy Airlift Wing at Papa Air Base, Hungary. The aerial porter section is made up of nine members from five different countries, who work alongside their Hungarian counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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Papa AB, Hungary
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In the green
Airman 1st Class Tiffani Potter, 14th Security Forces Squadron lies prone in a brush-covered area on Columbus Air Force Base to demonstrate the effectiveness of her ghille suit on Oct. 26. Local live foliage is added to the suit to allow the sniper to better blend into the current surroundings. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Charles Dickens)
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In the green
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Posted: 10/30/2012
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Taking aim
Airman 1st Class Tiffani Potter, 14th Security Forces Squadron demonstrates how to properly hold a sniper rifle while sitting and remain blended in to her surroundings Oct. 26 on Columbus Air Force Base. During the Close Precision Engagement Course students are taught how to maintain rifle control while allowing the least amount of visibility possible. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Charles Dickens
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Taking aim
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Posted: 10/30/2012
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National Guard members respond to hurricane
Virginia National Guard Soldiers from G Company, 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct reconnaissance patrols in support of Hurricane Sandy operations in Norfolk, Va., Oct. 29, 2012. (Virginia National Guard photo/Sgt. 1st Class A. J. Coyne)
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Posted: 10/30/2012
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