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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

Joint Base Charleston, SC -- Most people aren't aware of the dangerous effects of gravity, but it is Staff Sgt. Duane Olds' stock and trade. The load planner with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron has the responsibility of calculating the potential gravity forces cargo will endure in an airplane and prepares cargo shipments to withstand it. He takes his job seriously because he often deals with precious cargo -- in this case, food for disaster relief. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan Oliver)

Joint Base Charleston, SC -- Jim Bailey doesn't just deliver supplies, he also delivers hope. Bailey is a logistics manager with the Denton Humanitarian Assistance Program, the only program that allows humanitarian aid to be transported free-of-charge on military aircraft to locations around the world. The truck behind him is bound for Haiti, and will help in that nation's disaster-relief efforts. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan Oliver)

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Tampa, FL -- Members of the Tampa Bay business community willl have an opportunity to personally thank our local service men and women at the 2011 U.S. Armed Forces Senior Enlisted Reception. Organized by the Chamber's Military Affairs Council. Senior enlisted members of all five branches will mix and mingle with civilian guests from all the sponsor companies. Last year more than $22,000 in prizes were raffled off to the service men and women throughout the reception.

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

Hilton Head Island, S.C. -- When the Air Force Reserve Command wanted to teach their families about resilience, there was no one better to teach the subject than Col. Lee Ellis (Ret.), a former prisoner of war. Colonel Ellis was the keynote speaker at the most recent installment of the Yellow Ribbon Program, a workshop designed to provide reserve families with the skills they need to deal with a family member's deployment. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

Hilton Head Island, S.C. -- As part of the Yellow Ribbon Program, Esther Wilson took to the beach to try her hand at photography. Guided by Michael Dukes, a public affairs specialist at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., more than thirty kids learned photography basics and tried their hand at the profession. While the kids were on the beach, their parents were in workshops to learn how to cope with the stresses and demands of having a deployed family member. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

Hilton Head Island, S.C. -- School isn't the only place Simeon Masson learns about the world around him. This weekend, Masson paired up with Michael Dukes, a public affairs specialist at Charleston Air Force Base, to learn photography skills. Masson and more than 30 other family members took to the beach and photographed their environment. The families were there as part of the Yellow Ribbon Program, a workshop sponsored by the Air Force Reserve Command to help families deal with having a loved one deploy. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

Hilton Head Island, S.C. -- School isn't the only place Simeon Masson learns about the world around him. This weekend, Masson paired up with Michael Dukes, a public affairs specialist at Charleston Air Force Base, to learn photography skills. Masson and more than 30 other family members took to the beach and photographed their environment. The families were there as part of the Yellow Ribbon Program, a workshop sponsored by the Air Force Reserve Command to help families deal with having a loved one deploy. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

Hilton Head Island, S.C. -- School isn't the only place Simeon Masson learns about the world around him. This weekend, Masson paired up with Michael Dukes, a public affairs specialist at Charleston Air Force Base, to learn photography skills. Masson and more than 30 other family members took to the beach and photographed their environment. The families were there as part of the Yellow Ribbon Program, a workshop sponsored by the Air Force Reserve Command to help families deal with having a loved one deploy. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

Hilton Head Island, S.C. -- Nearly 250 family members gathered at the Crowne Plaza Island Resort this weekend. They were here on behalf of Air Force Reserve Command's Yellow Ribbon Program, a multi-day workshop designed to give families the skills they need to withstand a family member's deployment. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. -- Technical Sgt. Eric Alexander, 37, of Detroit and Tech Sgt. Dan Prill, 31 of Adrian, Mich., are part of an elite group of combat veterans in the 927th Air Refueling Wing. The two reservists were providing security for a convoy in Iraq one day in 2004 when they came under attack from insurgents wielding heavy small arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades, and vehicle-borne improvised-explosive devices. Today, they both work as vehicle operators here and stand as living legacies of the meaning of combat readiness. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. -- Military medals come in many shapes and colors, but for one senior airman with the 927th Air Refueling Wing, this isn't one she'll be able to pin on her uniform. Senior Airman Willamina Folks served on the Armed Forces Women's Basketball Team, an elite group recruited from all branches of the military. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. -- Military medals come in many shapes and colors, but for one senior airman with the 927th Air Refueling Wing, this isn't one she'll be able to pin on her uniform. Senior Airman Willamina Folks served on the Armed Forces Women's Basketball Team, an elite group recruited from all branches of the military. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. -- Military medals come in many shapes and colors, but for one senior airman with the 927th Air Refueling Wing, this isn't one she'll be able to pin on her uniform. Senior Airman Willamina Folks served on the Armed Forces Women's Basketball Team, an elite group recruited from all branches of the military. She is a native of Tampa, FL and works in health service management with the reserve unit here. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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(Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force)

MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. -- Senior Airman Willamina Folks knows how to shoot for her dreams. This 927th Air Refueling Wing reservist is a two-time selectee to the All-Air Force Basketball Team, and this year made it onto the Armed Forces Women's Basketball Team. The Tampa, FL native serves her country in the health services management field when she isn't leading teams on the court. (Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force)

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Robert Quinn and his wife Erin said their goodbyes here April 28 before Robert, an avionics technician with the 927th Air Refueling Wing, deployed to the East Asia Theater of Operations. Robert is a reservist with the unit and had to put his two businesses on hold while he serves his country. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Robert Quinn and his wife Erin are not ignoring each other moments before he deploys to the East Asia Theater of Operations. Rather, they use their phones to set up the Skype connection that will keep them connected during the months Robert is away. The Quinns and other families with the 927th Air Refueling Wing recently said good-bye to their loved ones as the Airmen departed on a deployment.

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. -- Senior Airman Robert Dougherty, a reservist with the 927th Air Refueling Wing here, sits with his two boys; Logan, 4, and Zack, 3, before deploying to the East Asia Theater of Operations. Dougherty and other reservists tasked with the deployment left their families and jobs in the Tampa community to serve their country overseas.

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. -- Senior Airman Robert Dougherty, a reservist with the 927th Air Refueling Wing here, spends some precious minutes with his wife, Jessie, and his two boys Logan, 4, and Zack, 3, before deploying to the East Asia Theater of Operations. Dougherty and other reservists tasked with the deployment left their families and jobs to serve their country overseas.

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. -- Fifteen cadets and 7 staff members from the British Royal Air Force Cadet program visited the 927th Air Refueling Wing April 7. The visit included a tour of the base's machinist shop, a KC-135 Tanker aircraft, and the marina.

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(Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Michael Johnston, an aircraft metals technology machinist, scans the hand of British Air Cadet Aaron Thompkins, of Enfield, Britain. Johnston demonstrated the Air Force's ability to scan a piece of equipment, or a human hand, into a computer system so it could be engineered and re-created. Fifteen cadets and 7 staff members from the British Royal Air Force Cadet program toured Macdill for a day, learning about the Air Force Reserve.

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