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A .50-calibur machinegun sits in the narrow tunneled fuselage of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Retired Maj. Gen. Richard Bodycombe, a former commander of the Air Force Reserve, and a crew flew the World War II aircraft from Detroit to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Oct. 12, 2006. The plane holds 12 machine guns and can carry up to 6,000 pounds of ordnance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amaani Lyle)


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A .50-calibur machinegun sits in the narrow tunneled fuselage of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Retired Maj. Gen. Richard Bodycombe, a former commander of the Air Force Reserve, and a crew flew the World War II aircraft from Detroit to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Oct. 12, 2006. The plane holds 12 machine guns and can carry up to 6,000 pounds of ordnance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amaani Lyle)

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Air Force Reservist Master Sgt. Shawn Janowski of the 315th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, interacts with Jaimie Kwasegroch, youth program director, while providing security during the U.S. Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon event in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina May 22, 2016. The Yellow Ribbon Program promotes the well-being of reservists and their families by connecting them with resources before and after deployments. (U.S Air Force photo/Master Sgt. James Branch)
Instructor Staff Sgt. Steven Smith helps Senior Airman Phil Schneider, a student Joint Terminal Attack Controller, prepare coordinates to call in a simulated air strike during the class’s field training exercise south of Warsaw, Missouri on November 19. Academic portions of the class rely on JTACs playing the role of pilots in hypothetical missions, but the exercise gives students the opportunity to speak with experienced pilots from the 442d Fighter Wing over the radio in realistic scenarios. Warsaw has hosted the exercises since 1993. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Technical Sgt. Emily F. Alley)
Airman 1st Class Kavin Tayaq, a student JTAC, signals an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 442d Fighter Wing as part of their field training exercise south of Warsaw, Missouri on 19 November. Academic portions of the class rely on JTACs playing the role of pilots in hypothetical missions, but the exercise gives students the opportunity to speak with experienced pilots from the 442d Fighter Wing over the radio in realistic scenarios. Warsaw has hosted the exercises since 1993. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Technical Sgt. Emily F. Alley)
Master Sgt. Angela Psket, a dedicated crew chief with the 440th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, right, and Staff Sgt. Darren Ricchiazzi, assistant crew chief serving as an augmentee with the 440th AMXS, recently earned rare black-letter flights on their C-130H2 Hercules aircraft, pictured, at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., November 2015. A black-letter is awarded when maintenance inspectors find no discrepancies on an aircraft prior to its flight, and is a very rare event for C-130 maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Justin Clark)
Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, aboard two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters provide range safety for a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket as it launched a Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Oct. 31 at 12:13 p.m. EDT. The 920th RQW is responsible for clearing and securing the Eastern Rocket Range prior to all Space Coast rocket launches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow)
Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, race away in two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters as a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is launched carrying a Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Oct. 31. The 920th RQW is responsible for clearing and securing the Eastern Rocket Range prior to all Space Coast rocket launches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow)
Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, race away in two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters as a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is launched carrying a Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Oct. 31. The 920th RQW is responsible for clearing and securing the Eastern Rocket Range prior to all Space Coast rocket launches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow)
Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, return after patrolling and clearing the Eastern Range in two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters. The Airmen ensured the Range was safe and secure prior to a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launch carrying a Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Oct. 31. Airmen from the 920th RQW are responsible for clearing and securing the Eastern Rocket Range prior to all Space Coast rocket launches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow)
Reserve Airmen from the 419th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, give Maj. Gen. Derek Rydholm an overview of their F-35 operations. This included training for pilots and maintainers, construction projects for the new aircraft, and the Total Force partnership between the Reserve 419th FW and active-duty 388th FW.
Airman Mario Hill, 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group, checks the intake of an engine on a C-145 June 6 at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th SOMXG is comprised of 919th SOMXS, 919th SOAMXS, 919th SOMOF, and the 592nd SOAMXS. Their primary mission is the maintenance of the C-145 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
Senior Airman Kevin Kahn, and Airman Mario Hill, 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group, connect a tow bar onto a C-145 June 6 at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th SOMXG is comprised of 919th SOMXS, 919th SOAMXS, 919th SOMOF, and the 592nd SOAMXS. Their primary mission is the maintenance of the C-145 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
Senior Airman Kristopher Golden, 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group, checks the brakes of a C-145 June 6 at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th SOMXG is comprised of 919th SOMXS, 919th SOAMXS, 919th SOMOF, and the 592nd SOMXS. Their primary mission is the maintenance of the C-145 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)