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AIR FORCE RECRUITING SERVICE -- The Air Force made its first foray into the fast-paced world of drag racing at the O'Reilly Super Start Batteries Fall Nationals Sept. 19-21, 2008 at the Texas Motorplex at Ennis, Texas. The Monster/U.S. Air Force funny car is part of Air Force recruiting efforts. 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)

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AIR FORCE RECRUITING SERVICE -- The Air Force busted out of the gate as an official sponsor of the Professional Bull Riders Inc. with the first competition of the season at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on May 17, 2008. The sponsorship is part of Air Force recruiting efforts. 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/Master Sgt. Scott Reed)

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NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- NASCAR driver Jon Wood poses for an Air Force Recruiting Service shows off NASCAR No. 21 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., in the spring of 2008. Mr. Wood made his professional Nextel Cup Series debut in the Air Force paint scheme Ford Fusion at Las Vegas early in the 2007 season as part of Air Force recruiting efforts. 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/Master Sgt. Scott Reed)

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Thomas Johnson, a 533rd Training Squadron student, takes notes on how ground based radars track satellites at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in May 2009. The 381st Training Group provides qualification training for intercontinental ballistic missiles, space surveillance, missile warning, spacelift, satellite command and control operators. It also performs initial and advanced maintenance training on air launched missiles and ICBMs. It conducts training in joint space fundamentals and associated computer maintenance. The group also conducts qualification and orientation training for Air Force Space Command staff and senior-level personnel, as well as instructor enhancement in support of operation units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airmen Basic Kyle Bean, left, and Airman Basic Ashley Lechner, both technical school students at the 532nd Training Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., conduct hands-on training for the environmental control system of a missile launch facility in December 2009. The 381st Training Group provides qualification training for intercontinental ballistic missiles, space surveillance, missile warning, spacelift, satellite command and control operators. It also performs initial and advanced maintenance training on air launched missiles and ICBMs. It conducts training in joint space fundamentals and associated computer maintenance. The group also conducts qualification and orientation training for Air Force Space Command staff and senior-level personnel, as well as instructor enhancement in support of operation units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Military training leaders, Airmen leaders, and technical school students of the 381st Training Squadron gather for a briefing at the end of the duty day at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in April 2009. The 381st Training Group provides qualification training for intercontinental ballistic missiles, space surveillance, missile warning, spacelift, satellite command and control operators. It also performs initial and advanced maintenance training on air launched missiles and ICBMs. It conducts training in joint space fundamentals and associated computer maintenance. The group also conducts qualification and orientation training for Air Force Space Command staff and senior-level personnel, as well as instructor enhancement in support of operation units. (U.S. Air Force photo /Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)