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  • Airmen from the 3rd and 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons perform a hot pit refuel with an F-22 here May 1. Hot pit refueling is a procedure performed in order to rapidly refuel the aircraft and allow it to complete a second sortie in a short amount of time. During a hot pit refuel the pilot will stay in the cockpit with the jet running while the maintenance crews perform safety checks and refuel the aircraft allowing it to return to flight in less than 30 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dana Rosso)

    F-22 Rapid Refuel

    Airmen from the 3rd and 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons perform a hotpit refuel with an F-22 here May 1. Hot pit refueling is a procedureperformed in order to rapidly refuel the aircraft and allow it to complete asecond sortie in a short amount of time. During a hot pit refuel the pilotwill stay in the cockpit with the jet running while the
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Trey Morriss (right) assumes command of the 93rd Bomb Squadron, April 28, 2013, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Morriss is the former 307th Operations Group vice commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

    Lt. Col. Morriss assumes command of the 93rd Bomb Squadron

  • The loyal canine and feline companions of the homeless veterans received care at the StandDown, as well as boarding while the veteran was receiving services in the coliseum. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Nason)

    944th Fighter Wing Airmen Serve Those Who Served

    Members of the 944th Fighter Wing volunteered their time to help homeless veterans at the 12th annual Arizona StandDown. The Arizona StandDown, held at the Arizona State Fairgrounds Veteran's Coliseum, is a 3 day event aimed at getting homeless veterans in the valley off of the streets and into a permanent living situation. The event, organized by
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Jonathan Ellis, 307th Bomb Wing commander, "coins" aircrew prior to their leaving Barksdale Air Force Base, La., for Minot AFB, N.D., April 19, 2013. The aircrew is assigned to the 343rd Bomb Squadron, and is participating in a nuclear exercise after becoming the first Air Force Reserve squadron to receive their nuclear certification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele/Released)

    Reserve bomber crew participates in first nuclear exercise

  • SMSgt Semaj McGhee stands in front of some of the awards presented to the Beale Command Post througout the years. Since 2010 this command post has won 17 individual and team awards and 4 MAJCOM level awards. (U.S. Air Force Photo/SrA Adam Hamar)

    Beale command post fosters culture of excellence

    Life as a command post controller is not a glamorous one. Every day controllers descend down three flights of stairs, pass through four secure doors, each requiring key cards and authentication codes, where they will spend the majority of the next 12 hours of their shift.It's easy to be overlooked but the command post at Beale Air Force Base
  • NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- (Right) Senior Airmen Michael Legaspi and Jessica Rayl, 926th Security Forces Squadron, train on how to clear a building after a simulated alarm activation here April 7, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Jessica Martin)

    926th Security Forces Squadron stands up at Nellis

    The 926th Group celebrated the stand up of a new unit during a Mandatory Unit Training Assembly here April 6. The 926th Security Forces Squadron activated and command was handed over to Maj. Dan Nuqui at a ceremony in the Flanker hangar. "I'm appreciative of the efforts to stand this unit up and have it almost fully manned in under a year," said
  • Staff Sgt. Robert Collier, 477th FG and Senior Airman Danielle Selisker 477th FSS, conduct a Post Attack Reconnisance sweep around the 477th FG headquarters during Polar Force 13-3. The 477th FG along with the National Guard 176th Wing and the active duty 3rd Wing and 673rd Air Base Wing particpated in the operational readiness exercise designed to test the unit's ability to deploy April 5-8. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/Tech. Sgt. Dana Rosso)

    POLAR FORCE: 477th Fighter Group tests combat readiness alongside TFI partners

    The 477th Fighter Group participated in Polar Force 13-3, a two-phase operational readiness exercise designed to test the unit's ability to deploy on short notice as well as to operate and survive in a wartime environment.The exercise was part of the unit's normally scheduled training plan. Phase one tests the unit's ability to respond to a short
  • Luke Air Force Base volunteers worked Saturday to package meals to send to Afghanistan to feed hungry children. The food is provided by Food for Kidz and the packages are a mixture of rice, soy flour, dehydrated vegetables, vegan protein powder and spices which are sealed in industrial-grade plastic bags and have a shelf life of seven years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.)

    Airmen fight hunger through 'Food for Kidz'

    Global hunger took another hit today by Luke Air Force Base service members and their families April 13 as they worked alongside community organizations to build "Food for Kidz" boxes.Approximately 165 volunteers from Luke AFB spent about six hours packaging 105,000 meals, which will be sent to Afghanistan to feed hungry children. The event was

  • Kirkwood named Reserve Chaplain Assistant of the Year

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  • LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Members of the newly activated 91st Attack Squadron render a first salute to the squadron’s first commander April 5, 2013. The squadron, which flies MQ-1B Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, provides combat air patrol capabilities in support of the United States’ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance strategy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. P.H.)

    Blue Streaks begin operations

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