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Maintenance Airmen work on B-52H Stratofortress Bombers on Barksdale Air Force Base La., July 12. The Airmen worked around-the-clock to ensure all aircraft participating in the Red Flag exercise were ready for departure. Red Flag provides realistic combat scenarios for aircrews from the U.S., NATO and allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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Airmen with temporary duty orders to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., wait for a chartered flight at Hoban Hall on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 12. About 157 maintenance, force support and logistics Airmen along with aircrews left for Nellis to participate in the Red Flag exercise. Red Flag provides realistic combat scenarios for aircrews from the U.S., NATO and allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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Fix, load and fly

Airmen with temporary duty orders to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., play cards to pass the time as they wait for their chartered flight at Hoban Hall on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 12. According to the defense transportation regulation, all DoD passengers on a chartered flight must arrive three hours prior to departure to allow personnel to be ready in the event the chartered aircraft arrives early. After processing through the deployment line, Airmen are not permitted to leave the waiting area unless authorized to do so. The Airmen left to participate in the Red Flag exercise which provides realistic combat scenarios for aircrews from the U.S., NATO and allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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Fix, load and fly

Lieutenants from the 2nd Force Support Squadron and 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron go through temporary duty orders in Hoban Hall on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 12. Members of the 2 FSS and 2 LRS arranged the movement of more than 43 tons of cargo along with 157 Airmen to Nellis AFB, Nev., for Red Flag. Red Flag is an exercise that provides realistic combat scenarios for aircrews from the U.S., NATO and allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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Staff Sgt. Joseph Caughron, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft pneudraulics technician, walks along the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 11. Maintenance Airmen worked around-the-clock to ensure all aircraft participating in the Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev., were ready for departure. The exercise provides realistic combat scenarios for aircrews from the U.S., NATO and allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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Fix, load and fly

Senior Airman Kern Brathwaite, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft pneudraulics journeyman, connects a hydraulic line to a spoiler actuator on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 11. Brathwaite had to replace a spoiler actuator in order for the B-52H Stratofortress to participate in the Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev. Maintenance Airmen worked around-the-clock to ensure all aircraft participating in the exercise were ready. Red Flag provides realistic combat scenarios for aircrews from the U.S., NATO and allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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Fix, load and fly

Airmen 1st Class Benjamin Deachin (left) and Jeremy Gorman, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, pull a drag chute into the tail section of a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 11. Extra oil, hydraulic fluid, chalks, drag chutes and parachutes were loaded into B-52Hs participating in the Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev. Maintenance equipment, tools and aircraft parts where shipped to Nellis earlier in the week to support the incoming B-52Hs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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Senior Airman Kern Brathwaite, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft pneudraulics journeyman, loosens a bolt to replace a leaking spoiler actuator on a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 11. The hydraulic replacement was a necessary discrepancy that had to be fixed in order for the aircraft to participate in the Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev. Maintenance Airmen worked around-the-clock to ensure all aircraft participating in the exercise were ready. Red Flag provides realistic combat scenarios for aircrews from the U.S., NATO and allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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Electronic warfare Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron unload chaff from a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 11. Only B-52Hs not participating in the Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev., had their chaff removed. Airmen loaded the remaining chaff onto B-52s departing for the exercise to save the Air Force money. Chaff is used as a defensive measure to conceal the aircraft from enemy radar by dispensing small, thin pieces of metal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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Fix, load and fly

Senior Airmen Benjamin Cooper (left) and Beau Potter, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electronic warfare journeymen, unload chaff from a B-52H Stratofortess on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 11. Only B-52Hs not participating in the Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev., had their chaff removed. Airmen loaded the remaining chaff onto B-52Hs departing for the exercise to save the Air Force money. Red Flag provides realistic combat scenarios for aircrews from the U.S., NATO and allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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AADD receives donation

Members of the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 615 present the Barksdale Airmen Against Drunk Driving council with a donation of $2,000 on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 10. The AADD program provides a reliable, safe ride home for Airmen whose plans fall through while drinking. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman La'Shanette V. Garrett)(RELEASED)

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Independence Day

Flags are placed in front of the North Gate in honor of Independence Day July 3. Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is celebrated annually across the nation in commemoration of America's separation from Great Britain during the American Revolution. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)(RELEASED)

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Independence Day

Staff Sgt. Brittany Barron, 608th Air Operations Center combat plans division, raises an American flag near the North Gate on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 3. Members of the 608th AOC raised more than 50 flags in celebration of Independence Day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)(RELEASED)

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Independence Day

Airmen 1st Class Katharine Fish and Cortni Combs, 608th Air Operations Center intelligence reconnaissance division, raise an American flag near the North Gate on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 3. More than 50 flags were raised in celebration of Independence Day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)(RELEASED)

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Independence Day

Senior Airman Anthony Kirk, 608th Air Operations Center combat plans division, raises an American flag near the North Gate on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 3. More than 50 flags were raised in celebration of Independence Day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)(RELEASED)

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Independence Day

Senior Master Sgt. Robert Todd, 608th Air Operations Center, connects a trolley to the back of a vehicle on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 3. The trolley was used to transport more than 50 U.S. flags to the North Gate in celebration of Independence Day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)(RELEASED)

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MX Dirt Pilots

Airman 1st Class Michael Romanyak, 2nd Maintenance Squadron, checks a discrepancy on a B-52H Stratofortress in the Phase Hangar on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 2. Before a B-52 can fly, it has to have all of its discrepancies cleared. Romanyak enjoys riding dirt bikes and competing in local Motocross competitions in his spare time. According to Romanyak the activity helps him come back to work refreshed and ready to go. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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MX Dirt Pilots

Airman 1st Class Michael Romanyak (left) and Senior Airman Joshua Martinez, 2nd Maintenance Squadron, check an Air Force Form 380 after completing a job in the Phase Hangar on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 2. The form is used to locate and track the work each aircraft needs. After a weekend of riding his dirt bike, Romanyak came back to work refreshed and ready to support the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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MX Dirt Pilots

Airman 1st Class Michael Romanyak, 2nd Maintenance Squadron, cuts a rivet in the tail section of a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 2. Romanyak enjoys riding dirt bikes and competing in local Motocross competitions in his spare time. According to Romanyak, the activity helps him come back to work refreshed and ready to support the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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MX Dirt Pilots

Airman 1st Class Michael Romanyak, 2nd Maintenance Squadron, speeds through a turn at a dirt track in Mansfield, La., July 1. Romanyak has been riding dirt bikes since he was 12 years old and enjoys competing in local Motocross competitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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