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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Morgan Colleran (left), 1st Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Squadron, dons her gas mask during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training scenario, Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 14, 2011. Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen are preparing for the Air Force-level CBRN challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter/Released)

Operations Nimble Response

Staff Sgt. Charles Daum, 280th Combat Communications Squadron, backs up an All Terrain Vehicle onto a 9th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P, Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 11, 2011. Operation Nimble Response is an exercise to hone humanitarian and disaster relief efforts. Close to 50 personnel from Head Quarters Air Force Special Operations Command, 1st Special Operations Wing, and 280th Combat Communications Squadron, in coordination with USAID, worked together to improve disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter/Released)

Walter

Chief Master Sgt. (ret.) William Walter lines up a shot with his mounted Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher April 26, 2011 at a range on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Mr. Walter, Air Force Special Operations Command A5 strike requirements office, helps conduct a demonstration of what damage an RPG can do to a helicopter annually. The helicopter is an UH1 Huey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Salanitri/Released)

Walter

Chief Master Sgt. (ret.) William Walter assembles a Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher April 26, 2011 at a range on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Mr. Walter, Air Force Special Operations Command A5 strike requirements office, helps conduct a demonstration of what damage an RPG can do to a helicopter annually. Mr. Walter's target was an UH1 Huey helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Salanitri/Released)

Peru chief of staff visits AFSOC

HURLBURT FIELD, FL. -- Maj. General Kurt Cichowski, Vice Commander Air Force Special Operations Command, speaks with Peruvian Vice Adm. Reynaldo Tomas Pizarro Antram, Chief of Staff, Armed Forces Joint Staff Peru, about the various weapon systems aboard the AC-130U Spooky Gunship Aug. 11. Admiral Pizarro toured various facilities acquiring a better understanding for Air Force Special Operations and its training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jason Epley)

Peru chief of staff visits AFSOC

HURLBURT FIELD, FL. -- Maj. General Kurt Cichowski, Vice Commander Air Force Special Operations Command, and Peruvian Vice Adm. Reynaldo Tomas Pizarro Antram, Chief of Staff, Armed Forces Joint Staff Peru, listen to a Joint training presentation during a visit here Aug. 11. The Vice Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, invited Admiral Pizarro to visit various U.S. installations to talk about future U.S.-Peru Mil-to-Mil cooperation, training and engagement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jason Epley)