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The Sunday shift

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - An F-22A Raptor is raised off the hangar floor during maintenance procedures Jan. 13, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Garrett Hothan)

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Diversion: Reserve to Guard

Senior Master Sgt. Michael Barnett, a 176th Air National Guard member, directs questions to crew chief, Staff Sgt. Jon Brisendine, 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, to understand recovery procedures for possible landing of Elmendorf's F-22s at Kulis ANG Base in Anchorage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Garrett Hothan)

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Diversion: Reserve to Guard

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - Members of the 176th Kulis Air National Guard receive training from 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, for possible recovery of an F-22. Guard members are familiarized on launching and recovery procedures in case the aircraft is diverted to Kulis ANG Base in Anchorage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Garrett Hothan)

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The Sunday shift

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - Staff Sgt. Temujin Ching, 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, hooks up the aft closed loop liquid cooling system to an F-22A Raptor. Polyalphaolefin (PAO) is the medium used in the liquid cooling system. The 477th AMXS is the first Reserve F-22 squadron in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Garrett Hothan)

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Understanding Deny

Staff Sgt. Kurt Lugar and military working dog Deny, 3rd Security Forces members, while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Courtesy photo)

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Bobby Knight meets Airmen, Soldiers

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airman 1st Class Favre Thomas, 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gets Bobby Knight, head coach for the Texas Tech University basketball team, to sign a Raider Red mascot doll, at the fitness center here Nov. 21. Texas Tech team practiced on Elmendorf for the annual Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Basketball Tournament Nov. 20-24 at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. Texas Tech lost to Butler University 81-71 in the championship game Nov. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Steffen)

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Veteran appreciation

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Members of the 3rd Communication Squadron listen to David Pree talk about his military days during the Veteran Appreciation Celebration at the Pioneer Retirement Home Nov. 9, 2007. Mr. Pree enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was still active when it became the U.S. Air Force in 1947. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tinese Treadwell)

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Veteran Appreciation

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Airman 1st Class Christopher Billings, 3rd Communications Squadron, serves ice cream to veterans at the Pioneer Retirement Home during the Veteran Appreciation Celebration Nov. 9. Residents were served cake and ice cream and listened to live music. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tinese Treadwell)

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Veteran Appreciation

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force members from Elmendorf Air Force Base come together to show their appreciation during the Veterans Appreciation Celebration at the Pioneer Retirement Home here Nov. 9. Air Force members entertained the veterans with a story, a flag folding dedication, and ice cream and cake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tinese Treadwell)

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Shirts honor ASYMCA staff

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Senior Master Sgt. Vinson Simmons, 11th Air Force first sergeant, reads the plaque presented to the the Armed Services YMCA staff members Oct. 30 at the Kashim Club. The Elmendorf First Sergeant's Group honored the ASYMCA staff for their contributions to the base. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Laura Turner)

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Pachyderm PCS

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airman 1st Class Michael Lasseter, 732nd Air Mobility Squadron, helps secure the crate carrying Maggie the Elephant to the floor of the C-17 that carried her to her new home in California. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Pachyderm PCS

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Master Sgt. Stephen Mallory, a loadmaster with the 517th Airlift Squadron, helps secure the crate holding Maggie, a 8,000-pound African elephant, to the C-17 Globemaster III. Sergeant Mallory was one of four loadmasters on Maggie's flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)

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525th Fighter Squadron activation

Col. James Hecker, 3rd Operations Group commander, presents the 525th Tactical Fighter Squadron flag to Lt. Col. Chuck Corcoran, 525th Fighter Squadron commander. Colonel Corcoran assumed command of the 525th FS during an activation ceremony here Monday. The squadron was inactivated as the 525th TFS in 1992. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Tinese Treadwell)

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Chief Master Sgt. Rodney McKinley

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF)

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First F-22A Reserve fighter group activates

Tech. Sgt. Paul Hennig, 477th Fighter Group F-22 crew chief, unveils the newly painted 302nd Fighter Squadron tail. The 477th Fighter Group, and its subsequent squadrons, became the first and only Reserve F-22A Raptor unit in the Air Force during the activation ceremony at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Tuesday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Chance Babin)

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First F-22A Reserve fighter group activates

With the passing of the guidon, Col. Eric Overturf, 477th Fighter Group commander, assumes command of the first and only Reserve F-22A Raptor unit. Lt. Gen. John Bradley, Air Force Reserve Command commander, presided over the group's activation ceremony at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Tuesday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Laura Turner)

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Members of Yukla 27 remembered

A memorial for the crew of Yukla 27 remains at the crash site. Family and squadron members held a memorial for the crew Sept. 21. A six-foot cross has been placed to mark the site.

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'Elmendorf tower, Yukla 27 Heavy has an emergency'

Elmendorf Air Force Base honors the crew of Yukla 27 with a memorial in front of the 3rd Wing Headquarters building.

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'Elmendorf tower, Yukla 27 Heavy has an emergency'

The 24 names of the crew members are displayed in front of the Yukla 27 memorial in front of the 3rd Wing Headquarters building.

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Rain again

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- An aircraft maintainer's tool kit endures the elements and rain, keeping tools safely stowed and readied for both maintainers and F-22 Raptors return to the Elmendorf flightline. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Garrett Hothan)

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