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Denton Movement

Senior Airman Juan Upegui, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron mission boom operator, spots a next generation small loader containing rice on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 13. The Children's Lifeline Foundation donated 42,000 pounds of rice to Port au Prince, Haiti, where it will feed 8,000 children a day. The 2 ARS is assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)

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Airfield management vital to flightline operations

Airman 1st Class Andrew Henggeler, 2nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management, watches a B-52H Stratofortress takeoff before firing a 12-gauge pyrotechnics pistol on the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 13. The 12-gauge pistol launches a projectile that creates a small explosion near its desired target causing minimal collateral damage. The pistol is a non-lethal option for airfield managers to choose from when scaring birds away from the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)

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Maintaining good oral hygiene

Capt. Brett Ryan, 2nd Dental Squadron dentist, demonstrates the proper way to brush your teeth to a class at the Child Development Center West as part of National Children's Dental Health Month on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 12. Ryan, along with other Barksdale dentists, emphasized how important it is to maintain proper oral hygiene. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Sean Martin)

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AFGSC Commander Visits 2nd Bomb Wing

Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, watches as Tech. Sgt. Kris Wooster, 2nd Medical Operations Squadron, demonstrates a medical procedure on a dummy at the Base Clinic on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 7. Kowalski visited several areas within the 2nd Bomb Wing to speak with Airmen about their daily duties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)

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Do it yourself

Senior Airman Timothy Moore, 2nd Maintenance Squadron electrical environmental journeyman, welds part of catback exhaust at the Auto Hobby Shop on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 7. The shop gives base personnel a place to work on their vehicles providing all the essentials tools. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)

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Barksdale celebrates 80 years

(Ret.) Col. Steve dePyssler, Barksdale Retiree Affairs Office director, and Airman 1st Class Ezekiel Racelis, 2nd Maintenance Squadron egress apprentice, cut a cake during the Barksdale Air Force Base 80th Anniversary celebration here., Jan. 31. Barksdale field opened Feb. 2, 1933 and later became Barksdale Air Force Base in 1948. It was named after Lt. Eugene Hoy Barksdale. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)

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Air Force medic awarded Purple Heart

Staff Sgt. Jasmine Russell, 2nd Medical Operations Squadron, poses for a photo on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 5. Russell earned the Purple Heart after her deployment to Afghanistan in 2011 during Operation Enduring Freedom. After an improvised explosive device detonated under the vehicle she was traveling in, Russell aided members in her convoy even after sustaining injuries herself. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)

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Transient alert get aircraft in and out

Ted Trujillo, 2nd Maintenance Squadron transient alert, directs a C-12 Huron to a parking location on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb . 6. The transient alert mission is to provide support to all aircraft not assigned to Barksdale by prepping inbound and outbound aircraft so they may continue their mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)

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CES conducts prescribed burn

Airman 1st Class Daniel Howard, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, sets a boundary line during a prescribed burn on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 31. The line is used to help contain the fire within a specific area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)

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Metal surgeons repair skin, bones on aging B-52

Senior Airman Dillon Dunbar, 2nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight sheet metal, drills rivets out of a lower body cowling on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 29. Airmen from the fabrication flight repair or replace sheet metal and fix loose rivets and cracks on the B-52H Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)

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Women in Combat

The ban on women in combat was lifted Jan. 23. Though 99% of the careers offered in the Air Force are open to women, the decision will open more than 230,000 jobs across all branches of the military. 2013 marks the 20th year that the Department of Defense allowed women to serve as combat pilots. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)

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Firefighters ready to save lives

Airmen 1st Class Xazier Bailey and Juan Rosario, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, spray an A-10 Thunderbolt II with a dry chemical agent and water on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 23. A dry chemical agent is used on metal fires. Water is used to contain the dry chemical agent dust because it is a respiratory irritant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)

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Green Flag East 13-03

Staff Sgt. Michael McAndrew, 9th Air Support Operations Squadron, Ft. Hood, Texas, speaks over radio with the pilot in an F-16 Fighting Falcon flying overhead during Green Flag East 13-03 in Leesville, La., Jan. 21. McAndrew, along with 5 other Joint Terminal Air Controllers made up a Tactical Air Control Party and interacted with F-16 pilots, from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., who provided close air support and the ability to take out any systems or adversaries trying to prevent the movement of the TACP. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Ashcraft)

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Green Flag East 13-03

An F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis the flightline as another prepares to land on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 22. Barksdale hosted the 12 F-16s from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., as well as several Shaw aircrew and maintenance Airmen in preparation for Green Flag East 13-03. The exercise was held over several days and was located in Leesville, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Ashcraft)

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SERE Water Survival Training

1st Lt. Jarrad Thorley, 20th Bomb Squadron navigator, gives the thumbs up signaling he was good to go during Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival course at Louisiana State University Shreveport Natatorium, Shreveport, La., Jan. 22. The training consisted of basic water survival techniques and the certification is valid for three years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)

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Magnets, how do they work?

Senior Airman Joshua Martinez, 2nd Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspection section, sprays a magnetic particle solution onto a B-52H Stratofortress engine mount on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 11. The solution helps repair parts by filling in cracks and other damage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Moua)

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Team Barksdale leadership serves Christmas lunch

Col. Andrew Gebara, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, serves a piece of pie to a Barksdale Airman at the Red River Dining Facility on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 25. To show their appreciation for veterans, Airmen and their families, Barksdale's leaders took time out of their day to serve them food. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)

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MMA Airman goes PRO after Afghanistan deployment

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Caudillo, 2nd Force Support Squadron, throws a punch on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 14. On duty, Caudillo works at the Fitness Center as a fitness supervisor. During his free time, Caudillo trains and competes in local mixed martial arts competitions and helps his fellow Airmen stay fit to fight. Caudillo is currently training for his first professional MMA fight in March. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)

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Blue Angels visit Barksdale

U.S. Navy Lt. Ryan Chamberlain and Lt. Cmdr. Michael Cheng, United States Navy Flight Demonstration Team Blue Angels, are interviewed by the local media on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 19. Chamberlain and Cheng visited Barksdale to start preliminary preparations with base organizations for the 2013 Defenders of Liberty Airshow scheduled for May 4-5. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gonsier)(RELEASED)

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Sports day

Participants run for the finish line during the 2012 Sports Day 100-meter dash on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 16. Sports Day is comprised of various competitive athletic events to help promote physical fitness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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