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Ready to lift

Tech. Sgt. Art Trachte, 388th Maintenance Squadron weapons expediter, and Tech. Sgt. Matt Fowers, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons loader, load a training bomb on an F-16 before it takes off during Emerald Warrior. Reserve and active-duty Airmen seamlessly integrated at Emerald Warrior and provided the exercise’s only close air support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Crystal Charriere)

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Weapons load

(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael McCool)

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Outdoor Rec

Senior Airman Michael Horne, Senior Airman Joseph Shumway, and Staff Sgt. Benjamin Dayley, of the 419th Services Flight, help repair a fleet of rental equipment to include bikes, boats and beach gear for the base’s Outdoor Recreation shop during their two-week annual tour training.

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Raise the K-Loader

Senior Airman Claire Requiroso, 67th Aerial Port Squadron, checks a heavy equipment loader to ensure it is running properly. Requiroso, and 11 Airmen from the 67th APS trained on several different pieces of equipment while working at Hurlburt Field, Fla., during their two-weeks of annual training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Crystal Charriere)

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Fixing Trucks

Vehicle maintainer Tech. Sgt. Riley Williams, of the 419th Logistics Readiness Squadron, repairs a truck at Hurlburt Field, Fla., during his two-week annual training. He and a team of eight other Hill Air Force Base, Utah, reservists helped increase Hurlburt Field’s vehicle readiness by 4 percent. Many work as civilian mechanics and were able to leverage that experience, along with their military training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Crystal Charriere)

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Processing out

Staff Sgt. Joshua Taylor, 419th Logistics Readiness Squadron, helps process the luggage of nearly 300 reservists prior to their departure from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., after two weeks of training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Crystal Charriere)

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Change of Command

Col. Bryan Radliff, 419th Fighter Wing commander passes the 419th Mission Support Group flag to Col. Michael Rothermel during an assumption of command ceremony here today. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Amber Balken)

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Clear For Take Off

Staff Sgt. Heather Halti, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, clears 1st Lt. Sean Rush, an active-duty F-16 pilot with the 388th Fighter Wing, for takeoff during the Emerald Warrior Exercise at Eglin AFB Fla. Nearly 300 personnel from Hills fighter wings are deployed here to provide combat air support during the two-week special operations training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Crystal Charriere)

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Emerald Warrior Start up

Nearly 300 personnel from the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings are participating in Emerald Warrior, at Eglin AFB Fla. this week. Emerald Warrior is a special operations training exercise to simulate the rigors of war and enhance combat skills. The wings brought 12 F-16’s and will provide the exercise’s only combat air support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Crystal Charriere)

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Jet is ready

Staff Sgt. Heather Halti, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, examines the equipment on an F-16 minutes before takeoff during Emerald Warrior at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Nearly 300 personnel from Hill’s fighter wings are deployed here to provide combat air support during the two-week special operations training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Crystal Charriere)

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Engine's Hot

Staff Sgt. Heather Halti, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, stands by as 1st Lt. Sean Rush, an active duty F-16 pilot with the 388th Fighter Wing, runs through pre-flight checks before takeoff. Nearly 300 personnel from Hills fighter wings are deployed here to provide combat air support during the two-week special operations training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Crystal Charriere)

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Homes for the homeless

Air Force reservists from the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and the 459th CES at Andrew AFB, M.D., begin construction on a modular home in Gallup, N.M. earlier this month. During their annual tour training April 5-18, the reservists joined the Southwest Indian Foundation to provide shelter to homeless Native American families in the Four Corners area. (Courtesy photo)

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Commander's Coin

Major General Richard Scobee coined Staff Sgt. Timothy Morrison for being the noncommissioned officer of the quarter. “It was an honor to meet him,” said Morrison. “I actually did a report on the challenger spacecraft, which his father piloted years ago, so it was cool to be coined by him.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Crystal Charriere)

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President Obama visits Hill AFB

President Barack Obama addresses a group of Utah elected officials, base leadership, and news media April 3 at Hill’s solar array to announce a program called Solar Ready Vets, which seeks to train veterans for jobs in the solar industry. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Team of the Year

Members of the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron, recently named Hill Air Force Base's team of the Year, pose with Hill leadership and local community partners during the Team Hill awards banquet March 16. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Clean shaven

Maj. Nathan Litz, 419th Fighter Wing chief of safety, gets his head shaved with help from his daughter, Gracie, who is undergoing chemotherapy to battle lymphoblastic lymphoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw)

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Living history

(Courtesy photo)

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Smokin'

Air Force reservists from the 419th Security Forces Squadron participate in a four-day training exercise at Camp Williams March 11-14. (Courtesy photo)

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Down on the ground

Tech. Sgt. Jason Eden and Senior Airman Tyler Hunter, 419th Security Forces Squadron, secure Tech. Sgt. Amanda Cespedes, services specialist in the 419th Services Flights, who plays the role of a “hostile.” All hostiles are medically evaluated, handcuffed, and searched for weapons or explosive devices before being escorted to a secure location away from the building. More than 50 reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing participated in the four-day training exercise at Camp Williams March 11-14. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Crystal Charriere)

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Kickin' down doors

Tech. Sgt. Nathan Yeaman, 419th Security Forces Squadron, enters a building ready to subdue enemy targets, while communicating with his team and working around the training observers with precision. More than 50 reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing participated in the four-day training exercise at Camp Williams March 11-14. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Crystal Charriere)

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