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Night operations at Bagram

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. DeWayne Magnuson, an A-10 crew chief, checks the accelerometers of an A-10 Thunderbolt II following a night combat sortie in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Sergeant Magnuson is an Air Force reservist, deployed here from the 442nd Fighter Wing based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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Removing Litening from Thunder

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. David Steidley motions Tech. Sgt. Paul Hanson forward as they use a jammer to remove a Litening II targeting pod from an A-10 Thunderbolt II here June 26. Both Sergeants are Reservists deployed here from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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AFRC vice visits Bagram

Maj. Gen. Allan Poulin, right, vice commander of Air Force Reserve Command, listens to Senior Master Sgt. Gary Thornberry in an A-10 maintenance hangar at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 28. Sergeant Thornberry is an Air Force Reservist deployed to Bagram from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. General Poulin visited the base with Chief Master Sgt. Lawrence Chang, 10th Air Force command chief master sergeant. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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AFRC vice visits Bagram

Maj. Gen. Allan Poulin, left, vice commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Lawrence Chang, 10th Air Force command chief master sergeant, meet with Airmen deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and Air Force Reservists deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 28 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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Getting down to work

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Benjamin Harrell, aircraft armament systems specialist, removes panels from an A-10 Thunderbolt II in a maintenance hangar here June 28. Sergeant Harrell is an Air Force reservist deployed here for Operation Enduring Freedom from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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Flag a symbol of wing's efforts

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. Paul Hanson and Tech. Sgt. David Steidley raise a 13-star American flag above the flightline here June 26. The flag has been in the possesion of Sergeant Hanson since 1976 and is now on its fourth deployment with members of the 442nd Fighter Wing. Both sergeants are Air Force Reservists deployed from the 442nd FW at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo, and are both avionics technicians. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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Loading ammo

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. Roderic Ventresca, left, and Staff Sgt. Mitch Rice, load 30 mm bullets into an A-10 Thunderbolt II here June 14 using an ammunitin loading assembly. The Sergeants are deployed here from the 442nd Fighter Wing, based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Maintenance Personnel from the 442nd FW are rotating on 30- to 120-day tours to support Operation Enduring Freedom here. In addition to maintenance Airmen, pilots, lifesupport people and intelligence specialists are deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing's 303rd Fighter Squadron. The 442nd Fighter Wing is an Air Force Reserve unit and this is the third time the wing has deployed aircraft and people since 2001. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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Loading ammo at Bagram

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. Roderic Ventresca, deployed here from the 442nd Maintenance Group, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., uses an ammunition loading assembly to feed 30 mm bullets from a bin to an A-10 Thunderbolt II. Maintenance Personnel from the 442nd MXG are rotating on 30- to 120-day tours to support Operation Enduring Freedom here. In addition to maintenance Airmen, pilots, lifesupport people and intelligence specialists are deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing's 303rd Fighter Squadron. The 442nd Fighter Wing is an Air Force Reserve unit and this is the third time the wing has deployed aircraft and people since 2001. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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Operations Group commander

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Col. Tony Johnson, an A-10 pilot from the 442nd Fighter Wing, prepares to fly an A-10 Thunderbolt II on a combat sortie over Afghanistan June 14. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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Whiteman reservist honored in Afghanistan

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Master Sgt. Jimmy Armor surveys the flighline here. Sergeant Armor is a logistics planner deployed here from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., and was named the senior NCO of the month for the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group here for the month of May. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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Mo. governor visits 442nd reservists at Bagram

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Governor of Missouri, Matt Blunt (civilian clothes, center), poses for photos with the Missouri state flag with members of the Air Force Reserve's 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., May 26. The governor toured the US Central Command area of responsibility meeting Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines from his state along the way. With Governor Blunt are (left to right) Maj. David Kurle, Senior Master Sgt. Melissa Spawn, Chief Master Sgt. Steve Brazeal, Lt. Col. John Hoff, Senior Master Sgt. Mark Mock and Tech. Sgt. John Walton. (Courtesy photo)

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Governor gets 442nd patch

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Missouri Governor Matt Blunt receives a 303rd Fighter Squadron patch from Lt. Col. John Hoff, a reservist deployed here from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., while Chief Master Sgt. Steve Brazeal, right, and Senior Master Melissa Spawn look on. Governor Blunt toured the US Centeral Command area of responsibillity and visited with Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines from Missouri deployed overseas. (Photo by Maj. David Kurle)

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Blocking out

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. Tammy Kjos, an A-10 crew chief and Air Force Reservist deployed here from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., signals an A-10 pilot to hold before taxiing May 23. (US Air Force photo by Maj. David Kurle)

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FACE to face discussion

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Capt. Thomas Kanewskie, an A-10 pilot deployed here from the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, dicusses how a FACE pod works on an A-10 Thunderbolt II with crew chiefs, Staff Sgt. Tammy Kjos, middle, and Tech. Sgt. Robert Boye. Sergeants Kjos and Boye are deployed here from the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The FACE pod allows pilots to talk to soldiers and tactical air controllers on the ground via cell or satellite phones during close air support missions. The pod is mounted on the wing of the A-10. (Photo by Maj. David Kurle)

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Checking out a Hog

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Maj. Steve Nester inspects an A-10 Thunderbolt II here May 23. Major Nester is deployed here from the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (US Air Force photo by Maj. David Kurle)

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Moving dunnage

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan--Tech. Sgt. Jerry Oder, deployed to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group here, moves four-by-four pieces of lumber for use as dunnage to support pallets placed on the ground so that a fork lift can pick them up and put them down without the pallets resting on the ground. Sergeant Oder is an Air Force reservist from the 442nd Fighter Wing, based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (Photo by Maj. David Kurle, 455th AEW/PA)

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Reach for the sky

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. Christine Nicewander, left, and Staff Sgt. Mitch Rice, both munitions loaders deployed to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron here, remove chaff and flare boxes from the wing tip of an A-10 Thunderbolt II May 13 shortly after its arrival for an Aerospace Expeditionary Force deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Both sergeants are Air Force reservists deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (US Air Force photo by Maj. David Kurle, 455 AEW/PA)

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455th EOG change of command

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Col. Tony Johnson, right, takes command of the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group from Brig. Gen. Chris Miller, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, here May 13. Colonel Johnson is an Air Force reservist deployed here from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. He will be oversee a deployed A-10 squadron, C-130 squadron, an aeromedical evacuation squadron and other operational units here to support the Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (US Air Force Photo by Maj. David Kurle, 455 AEW/PA)

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Driving the Hog

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Lt. Col. Stephen Chappel, an A-10 pilot deployed to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing here, puts on his flight helmet in preparation to fly a combat mission over Afghanistan May 13. Colonel Chappel is an Air Force Reservist deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing, based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (US Air Force photo by Maj. David Kurle, 455 AEW/PA)

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Preparing to fly

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Lt. Col. Stephen Chappel, an A-10 pilot deployed to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing here, prepares to fly an A-10 Thunderbolt II on a combat mission over Afghanistan May 13. Colonel Chappel is an Air Force Reservist deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing, based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (US Air Force photo by Maj. David Kurle, 455 AEW/PA)

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