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We missed #tankertuesday but how about #WowWednesday https://t.co/sWTlDd5qXB

RT @USAFHealth: Today's the day! #BeatTheCold Twitter chat begins at 12p ET. Join us for winter safety tips https://t.co/AK95xzpueP

.@USAFReserve #Airmen use training mission to deliver aid to refugees in northern Iraq. https://t.co/xkX7WWRQ7p https://t.co/2tePG1UeSz

RT @139AW: Aircrews from @Missouri_NG & @kentuckyguard in nine ship C130 formation and airdrops during annual training #airguard https://t.…

Badly burned and broken in Afghanistan, this @AFDefenders comeback story is amazing. @USAFHealth… https://t.co/juyxdhf72G

On this day in #AirForce #History https://t.co/4WI00IbpbJ

Team #Vandenberg aided in the launch of the @SpaceX #Falcon9, the largest tech upgrade in low-earth orbit satellite… https://t.co/TsKz4XQMgM

Most #Airmen have to say farewell to family while deployed, this brother and sis...

Most #Airmen have to say farewell to family while deployed, this one got to do just the opposite.… https://t.co/3DZrT8GDDU

RT @FisherHouseFdtn: 5 things military spouses need to know about PTSD - "you are not alone" https://t.co/uCZsfQP24d via @WeAreTheMighty

RT @USAFCENT: Maintainer turned fighter pilot: "I always wanted to be the tip-of-the-spear kind of guy." @usairforce → https://t.co/dRUcHj…

We extend our deepest condolences to the family of an Aerospace legend, retired @USNavy Capt Gene Cernan. #RIP… https://t.co/1gU4liBdsw

RT @GenDaveGoldfein: #Airmen, with the 70th #AFbday upon us, I need your help showing America the @usairforce we know so well. Read my comm…

On this day in #AirForce #History https://t.co/52OAotDCsZ

#OperationDesertStorm began at 7 p.m. EST January 16, 1991. Here are some #facts about that operation. https://t.co/52jCDSlGbP

Operation Desert Storm began at 7 p.m. EST January 16, 1991. Here are some #fact...

“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” – Mart...

“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” – Martin Luther King Jr. #USAF celebrates… https://t.co/5mLnctbegV

On this day in #AirForce #History in 1991, Operation Desert Storm began. https://t.co/73CE2bcgsn

Real life “Black Hawk Down” #Hero passes, leaves behind incredible legacy. https://t.co/8kugKp0uua https://t.co/LNhLfpjFNa

We turn 70 later this year! And our bombers have delivered laser-focused precision around the world for every one o… https://t.co/ba9DCzpJrX

One #Airman was looking forward to beginning a new phase; unfortunately, it came to a screeching halt @Travis60AMW… https://t.co/PenORECQ9t

We turn 70 this year! And for all seven decades, our bombers have delivered lase...

On this day in #AirForce #History https://t.co/wvqNkKozOZ

Today we honor a hero, Tech. Sgt (ret) Jeffrey Bray. This #Airman served as a co...

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It's #WeekinPhotos time! We tried something different this week let us know what...

One #Airman had a plan in place, and was looking forward to beginning this new p...

It’s #TBT and we found a great collection of photos from a live-fire, burn exerc...

#ICYMI: This year U.S. Pacific Command turns 70! We are proud to serve this unif...

On a tiny island in the South China Sea, it was the job of one #Airman to man th...

The game ended almost as amazingly as it started!

Big changes to the #Tattoo policy are coming when the new policy goes into effec...

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Through Airmen's Eyes: Photos

Tech. Sgt. Nathan Combs, the 902nd Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of resource protection, was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 28. According to the American Cancer Society, about one of every 263 males will develop testicular cancer at some point during their life, with the average age of diagnosis occurring around age 33. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely)

Tech. Sgt. Nathan Combs, the 902nd Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of resource protection, was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2005 while serving as a military working dog handler at Joint Base San Antonio Randolph, Texas. Combs was notified in the spring of 2015 that he was considered cancer-free. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely)

Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command, stands at attention during an Order of the Sword presentation ceremony at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, Va., Oct. 27, 2016. Military branches around the world present prestigious swords of honor to recognize the accomplishments and service to their country and fellow man. In the Air Force, the Order of the Sword remains the highest and only honor presented by the NCO corps to a senior ranking officer and is maintained by the command chief master sergeant of the designated command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson)

Lt. Col. Felicia Burks shows her resiliency by taking boxing while she battles breast cancer on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, in 2014. Burks ultimately defeated cancer and went on to a command position at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (Courtesy photo)

Lt. Col. Felicia Burks, the 92nd Medical Support Squadron commander, drops a pair of boxing gloves Oct. 21, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. During her fight with cancer, Burks took up boxing as a way of staying physically fit. To her, the dropped gloves signify the end of her fight with cancer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick J. Daniello)

Domestic Violence Awareness Month, observed in October, was established to raise awareness and reduce the numbers of those abused. (Courtesy photo)

Oklahoma Air National Guard Airmen from the 138th Maintenance Squadron perform routine maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon Oct. 6, 2016, in Tulsa, Okla. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Drew A. Egnoske)

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits on the parking ramp before a mission during Exercise Cerberus Strike 16-02 at the Fort Carson Air Terminal, Colo., Sept. 16, 2016. C-Strike is a joint exercise where contingency response forces rehearsed potential real-world situations by training with Army counterparts in cargo uploading and downloading on aircraft, aircraft engine running off-loads, communications, aerial port procedures, and air mobility liaison officer operations with airdrops from aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford)

Multiple B-2 Spirits land for aircraft recovery as storm clouds gather Aug. 24, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The B-2s low-observable, or stealth, characteristics give it the ability to penetrate an enemy’s most sophisticated defenses and threaten its most valued, heavily defended targets, while avoiding adversary detection, tracking and engagement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jovan Banks)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein provides remarks during the promotion ceremony of Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, the U.S. Strategic Command deputy commander, at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., July 22, 2016. Goldfein, who presided over the ceremony, said that Wilson had the competence and character required to be promoted to the rank of general and hold the position of 39th vice chief of staff of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. April Wickes)

Special Tactics Training Squadron students swim the length of the pool with their hands and feet bound during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, staying afloat without their arms and hands, and using snorkeling gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

Airmen, Sailors and Soldiers perform an emergency evacuation hoist during a jungle training course June 15, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Conducted by the Army’s 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy Jungle Operations Training Center from Oahu, Hawaii, and supported by 736th Security Forces Squadron Commando Warrior cadre, students prepared a simulated patient for medical evacuation. During the course, service members also learned survival skills, including land navigation and evasion techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joshua Smoot)

Alfredo Guerrero sits in front of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency building at Fort Belvoir, Va., on June 10, 2016, where he works as the anti-terrorism program manager. Guerrero was on top of Bldg. 131 of the Khobar Towers complex in Dharan, Saudi Arabia, on June 25, 1996, when he spotted a suspicious large gas truck drive toward the building. When the truck parked and two men jumped out and got into a car that had been following them, Guerrero and two other Airmen immediately began evacuating the building. A short time later the truck exploded, killing 19 Airmen and injuring more than 350 people. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Gross)

Maj. Aaron Cook, a 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron air mobility liaison officer to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment/Joint Multinational Training Center, looks on as a C-130J Super Hercules from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, takes off during exercise Swift Response 16 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 17, 2016. Swift Response is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multinational airborne forces in the world. This year, the exercise had more than 5,000 participants from 10 NATO nations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford)

Heather Carter, an above-knee amputee, runs laps around a track inside the Military Advanced Training Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., April 13, 2016. Carter, a medically retired senior airman, and other amputees receive physical and occupational therapy at the center as they work toward their goals. One of Carter’s goals is to return to competitive softball. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sean Kimmons)

Staff Sgt. Sebastiana Lopez Arellano, a patient at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, exercises her upper body during a therapy session at the center’s Military Advanced Training Center, which provides amputee patients with state-of-the-art care, in Bethesda, Md., April 16, 2016. Lopez lost her right leg and suffered several other injuries in a motorcycle crash in 2015. She now uses sports and fitness as part of her physical and occupational therapy regimen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sean Kimmons)

Laura Perry, a 60-year-old transgender civilian Airman who works as a social worker, checks emails at mental health clinic on Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 22, 2016. Perry decided to become a woman after serving 20 years in the Air Force, and now volunteers for a transgender advocacy group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sean Kimmons)

The last GPS IIF satellite is encapsulated inside a payload fairing at a processing facility before it was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket Feb. 5, 2016, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The mission ended a 27-year legacy of processing second generation GPS satellites for the 45th Space Wing. (Courtesy photo/United Launch Alliance)

Esther Spring, who served in the Army Nurse Corps, and other World War II veterans bow their heads at the start of a Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony at the National WWII Memorial on Dec. 7, 2015, in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sean Kimmons)

Former Maj. Frank Vassar plays one of his songs to fellow wounded Airmen during a music therapy session Nov. 19, 2015, on Joint Base Andrews, Md., as part of Warrior CARE Month. Airmen had the chance to use a variety of musical instruments and collaborate on songs in the sessions, which were intended to show wounded warriors a unique approach to therapy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sean Kimmons)

Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal stands in front of a U-2 Feb. 9, 2015, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Tengesdal is the only black female U-2 pilot in history. Tengesdal is the 9th Reconnaissance Wing inspector general and a U-2 pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bobby Cummings)

Air Force Association Chairman of the Board Scott Van Cleef, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III present the 2014 International Affairs Excellence Award to Lt. Col. Kathleen Le, Senior Master Sgt. Eric Gaona and Grisel Mundo-Love as part of opening ceremonies for the Air Force Association’s 2015 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 14, 2015, in Washington, D.C. This was the first year the award has been split into four categories: officer, enlisted, senior civilian and junior civilian. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

The first two operational F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrive at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 2, 2015. The jets were piloted by Col. David Lyons, 388th Fighter Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Yosef Morris, 34th Fighter Squadron director of operations. Hill will receive up to 70 additional combat-coded F-35s on a staggered basis through 2019. The jets will be flown and maintained by Hill Airmen assigned to the active-duty 388th Fighter Wing and its Reserve component 419th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

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