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Airmen Sworn-In at Air Show

Moments after being sworn in as a new enlistee in the Air Force, Nicholas Runck is congratulated by one of the many people who watched him and 62 others be sworn in as part of a ceremony at the Selfridge Air Show and Open House at Selfridge Air National Base, Mich. Aug. 20, 2011. Recruiters said the ceremony gave the public -- and the new Airmen's parents -- an opportunity to watch America's newest Airmen begin their service. (USAF photo by TSgt. David Kujawa)

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

Marco Island, Fla. -- As part of the yellow Ribbon program, families have the chance to learn life skills such as how to deal with the everyday stresses that living brings. Here, families from across the Southeast gathered to learn these skills, in addition to finding out what kinds of benefits are available to reservists facing or returning from a 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)

Marco Island, Fla. -- The Yellow Ribbon program isn't just for reservists, it is also for their families. Members of the YRP staff helped kids understand what their parents go through prior to a deployment by moving the children through a gear-issue line. The children had a chance to see what it was like when their parents deployed so they could better understand the process and challenges reservists face. (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)

Marco Island, Fla. -- Captain Travis Shepard, a combat rescue officer and Yellow Ribbon Program respresentative from Dobbins Air Force base, Ga., supervises the children of Air Force reservists as they get in some physical training. Shepard was there to help the kids understand what their parents have to do when they prepare for a deployment. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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(USAF photo by Senior Airman Meredith A. H. Thomas, 916 ARW/PA)

SEBACO, NICARAGUA -- Lt. Col. Dawn Moore, mission commander for the Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDRETE) here, presents a special coin Aug. 10, 2011 to Antonella Espinoza, a local 12-year-old student. Espinoza volunteered to act as a translator for the medical team at the Sebaco site after being treated herself for allergies. (USAF photo by Senior Airman Meredith A. H. Thomas, 916 ARW/PA)

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(USAF photo by Senior Airman Meredith A. H. Thomas, 916 ARW/PA)

SEBACO, NICARAGUA -- Antonella Espinoza, a local 12-year-old student, shows off the coin she received here Aug. 10, 2011 for volunteering as a transplator during the Medical Readiness Exercise, or MEDRETE. Espinoza came to the MEDRETE site to be seen for her allergies and ended up staying on to help the staff communicate with their patients more effectively. (USAF photo by Senior Airman Meredith A. H. Thomas, 916 ARW/PA)

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(USAF photo by Senior Airman Meredith A. H. Thomas, 916 ARW/PA)

SEBACO, NICARAGUA -- Antonella Espinoza, a local 12-year-old student, helps translate Lt. Col. Iris Eisenberg's prescription instructions to a mother and her children here Aug. 11, 2011 during the Medical Readiness Exercise, or MEDRETE. Eisenberg said Espinoza tripled her efficiency by helping her communicate with her patients. (USAF photo by Senior Airman Meredith A. H. Thomas, 916 ARW/PA)

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(U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Terry Lisenbee)

There was something for everyone at the Yellow Ribbon Program’s Southeast Region event, held at a hotel in Ponte Vedra, Fla., July 23-24. While parents were gaining the tools needed to survive a deployment, their kida were being cared for nearby. The YRP is a Department of Defense initiative offering a wide range of specialized support and information to military members and families of the Air Force Reserve and National Guard to help them cope with the unique stresses of military deployments. The recent YRP event brought together attendees from Duke Field and several other Southeast region military installations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Terry Lisenbee)

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Gettin' ready for BMT

U.S. Air Force Military Training Instructor Staff Sgt. Rick Oliver drills Delayed Entry Program Trainees at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, July 23, 2011. When he is not at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, instructing future Airmen, Staff Sgt. Oliver, a Reserve MTI comes back to his home station and drills Reserve trainees on the fundamentals of drill and Airmanship before they head to Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Mckee)

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo)

A C-17A Globemaster III recieves fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 927th Air Refueling Wing during Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 26, 2011. Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's and AMC's premier international combat skills and flying operations competition designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures, and interoperability, while optimizing international mobility partnerships and enhancing mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Greg C. Biondo)

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo)

Major Zach Davidson, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the 63rd Air Refueling Squadron conducts pre-aerial refueling checks during Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 26, 2011. Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's and AMC's premier international combat skills and flying operations competition designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures, and interoperability, while optimizing international mobility partnerships and enhancing mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Greg C. Biondo)

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo)

Major Nathan Diaz, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the 63rd Air Refueling Squadron, performs pre-flight checks before his flight during Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 26, 2011. Large Package Week is an exercise that utilizes several Air Force C-130 and C-17 aircraft to strategically airdrop troops and cargo onto a specified location in prepAration for real world contingency response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo)

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo)

A C-17A Globemaster III receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 927th Air Refueling Wing during Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 26, 2011. Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's and AMC's premier international combat skills and flying operations competition designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures, and interoperability, while optimizing international mobility partnerships and enhancing mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Greg C. Biondo)

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo)

Major Zach Davidson, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the 63rd Air Refueling Squadron conducts pre-aerial refueling checks during Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 26, 2011. Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's and AMC's premier international combat skills and flying operations competition designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures, and interoperability, while optimizing international mobility partnerships and enhancing mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Greg C. Biondo)

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo)

Major Nathan Diaz, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the 63rd Air Refueling Squadron, performs pre-flight checks before his flight during Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 26, 2011. Large Package Week is an exercise that utilizes several Air Force C-130 and C-17 aircraft to strategically airdrop troops and cargo onto a specified location in preparation for real world contingency response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo)

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

Ponte Vedra, Fla. -- Major General Charles Luckey, the assistant to the Joint Cheifs Of Staff for Reserve Matters, addresses a crowd of reservists and their families at the Yellow Ribbon Program seminar. Luckey was the keynote speaker and discussed the importance of maintaining readiness while still being a member of a community. (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. -- Logan Dougherty sits and makes use of his free time while waiting for his father to arrive on the runway outside the hangar. His father, Senior Airman Robert Dougherty, is a reservist with the 927th Air Refueling Wing here. The Lakeland native left his wife, two sons and job in the Tampa community to serve his country with the 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (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. Josh Lopez missed a lot of things during his deployment with the 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, but his daughter Giana missed him more. Lopez, a native of Riverview, Fla., is a medic with the 63rd Squadron Medical Element, a Reserve unit in Tampa. During his deployment, Lopez provided medical care for the members of his unit allowing them to safely conduct 66 refueling missions. (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. -- It is a sweet reunion for Master Sgt. Adam Strickland and his wife Hattie. Strickland returned moments before from a deployment with the 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. During his deployment, Strickland’s job helped the unit offload 4.5 million pounds of fuel. He is a traditional reservist with the 927th Air Refueling Squadron at MacDill, where he works as a maintainer. He and his wife Hattie make Gibsonton, Fla. their home.(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)

Joint Base Charleston, SC -- Precious cargo comes in all shapes and sizes. For the Denton Humanitarian Assistance Program, every ounce of the more than half a million pounds of equipment it ships is precious - its purpose is to ease human suffering in foreign nations. The program uses available space on military aircraft to ship everything from vehicles to desks, chairs, and food to disaster areas and poverty-stricken nations around the globe. (Official U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)

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