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US Air Force (USAF) assigned to the 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), place on cover over the outboard starboard engine on a USAF E-3C Sentry Airborne Warning And Controls System (AWACS) aircraft engine at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Marines

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

Staff Sgt. Brian Haun, a crew chief with the 158th

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) perform routine maintenance on a USMC CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Dan Briscoe marshals a C-130 Hercules aircraft onto an undisclosed airfield in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Gage Cusker, nozzle operator

Tech. Sgt. Danny Cross, a crew chief with the 169th

In the shade of his B-1B Lancer, a crewchief from the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) waits for the go signal to launch the aircraft on a combat mission during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

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TECH Sergeant (TSGT) Michael Nixon, a photographer from the 509th Communications Squadron (CS) photographs the 389th Fighter Squadron (FS) maintenance and weapons specialists, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Michael Hamilton, a Crew CHIEF with the 389th Fighter Squadron (FS) references a technical order while inspecting an F-16 Falcon engine compartment, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF SGT. Michael Nasworthy of the 55th Signal Company, Combat Camera works on his photo captions of the imagery that he shot of Apache Troop, 2-7 Cav, 2nd BCT, 1ST Cav Div during combat operation in Fallujah on Nov. 13, 2004 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class Johancharles Van Boers) (Released)

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) James Messina, USAF, NCOIC 129th Rescue Wing Honor Guard team, with an M1903 Springfield rifle at shoulder arms, prepares the team for a memorial ceremony held for the victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center (WTC) and the Pentagon. The ceremony held at Moffett Federal Airfield, home of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, and NASAs Ames Research Center

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Michael Anderson, a Videographer assigned to the 18th Communications Squadron (CS), interviews Colonel (COL) Donald Weckhorst, 605th Air Operations Group Commander (OGC), Yokota Air Base, Japan and Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1 director

SSG Micheal Nasworthy from the 55th Signal Company, Combat Camera, takes some time out to reflect on his last mission he completed with 2nd Platoon, Apache Troop, 2-5 Cav, 2nd BCT, 1ST Cav Div during combat operation in Fallujah on Nov. 10, 2004 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class Johancharles Van Boers) (Released)

In the 555th Fighter Squadron (FS) compound area, US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Steven Tate, a firefighter with the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), is interviewed by TSGT Ricky Anderson, a Videographer with the 31st Communications Squadron (CS)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Stephen Scofield, a hydraulics craftsman assigned to the 354th Maintenance Squadron, overhauls a weapons jammer actuator at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Feb. 10, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Anthony Nelson Jr.) (Released)

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mike Nuoffer, a jet mechanic with the 128th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Wisconsin Air National Guard (ANG), downloads the engine data from a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft at Moron Air Base, Spain, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Michael Nixon, a photographer from the 509th Communications Squadron (CS) photographs the 389th Fighter Squadron (FS) maintenance and weapons specialists, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Country: Unknown

Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Gaddis, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Steve McElwain, left and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason Capehart place the landing door edge covers on the landing gear doors of their B-2 Spirit bomber, "The Spirit of Pennsylvania," at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV). B-2 bombers often particapate in Red Flag exercises on the Nellis air ranges

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Cole Foster, 155th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Nebraska (NE), Air National Guard (ANG), performs maintenance on the variable bleed valve for the fuel system on a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, inside an aircraft hangar at the Lincoln Municipal Airport, Lincoln, NE

Three power production specialists from the 355th AEG (Air Expeditionary Group) Civil Engineers Squadron perform operational checks on an MEP-12, 750 kilowatt mobile power plant at Masirah Air Base, Oman, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

TSGT D.K. Kottwick, loadmaster, 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron, helps members of Co. C, 3rd Bn., 325th Inf., Airborne Combat Team out the door as they drop from their C-130E Hercules aircraft. The squadron is supporting an Army training and evaluation program (ARTEP) mission

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Rossell Powell of the 347th Electronic Maintenance Squadron finds a leaking hydraulic connection on an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during an aircraft battle damage repair exercise

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Samir Christian, Food Specialists Chef assigned to the 341st Space Wing (SW), chops celery stalks during the Chefs Competition conducted at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) California (CA), during Exercise GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002. Guardian Challenge, a four-day space and missile competition, is hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA to test the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) professionals

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Robert Baxter (left), USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Phil Poulson, and USAF Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Steve Friedricks all assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), California (CA) Air National Guard (ANG), pose for a photograph in from of the Wings new C-130J Hercules, Tactical Transport Aircraft, at its new home at Channel Island Air National Guard Station (ANGS), California (CA)

AIRMAN First Class James T. Smith, USAF, Ground Radio Technician, 100th Communications Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, detaches a bad component from a faulty circuit card from a land line telephone console

MASTER Sergeant Johnny Bartosh of the 317th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, chains down an MH-60G Pave Hawk on a ramp as Technical Sergeant Tony McGuire of the 305th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, checks for clearance between the top of the helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ray Ashey, Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC), Finance Office, 407th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, charges his 9 mm M9 Pistol prior to departing his office to pay local national personnel during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

At Byrd Field (Richmond International Airport), Technical Sergeant Wilson, a crewchief for the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing, does a final operations check on an F-16C before a mission in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. The 192 FW is located just outside of Richmond in Sandston, Virginia. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kent Laughbaum (left), Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), is assisted by an unidentified Crew CHIEF from the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), as he exits a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, on the flight line at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK). Two new Strike Eagle aircraft were flown over by 494th FS aircrews and will be assigned to the unit

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