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A Reserve Citizen Airman from the 624th Civil Engineering Squadron gives critical instructions while directing teammates during a live firefighting exercise in Kahului, Maui, Sept. 8, 2024.

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Boom operator an accomplished aviation artist

Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin is a boom operator assigned to the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., who also happens to be one of the nation's top aviation artists. For more on how Perrin juggles his time between the back of a KC-135 Stratotanker and his art studio, see the story on Page 18.

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