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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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Final Endeavor

A modified Boeing 747 carrying Space Shuttle Endeavor on its back flew over Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. September 19 to its final resting place in California. Air Force Reservists the 920th Rescue Wing are celebrating 50 years of manned space support for their service as guardians to the astronauts during all space shuttle missions. The Airmen were on hand to rescue the astronauts in case of an emergency and the astronauts had to bail out of the shuttle. The space shuttle program ended in July 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)

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