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Lt. Col. Gary Middlebrooks gives a \"thumbs up\" after successfully refueling his F-16 Fighting Falcon from a KC-10 Extender Oct. 17 in Southwest Asia. Aircraft from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing including the KC-10 and KC-135 Stratotanker, provide fuel for coalition aircraft missions for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Colonel Middlebrooks from the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Balad Air Base, Iraq, and is deployed from the 114th Fighter Wing of the South Dakota Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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U.S. Army National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Ken Hill, from 116th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Fort Lewis, Wash., conducts a mandatory pre-inspection on Spc. Matthew O'Neil, from Aerial Delivery out of Fort Lewis, Wash., at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 21, 2006, during exercise Patriot 2006. Patriot, the largest joint, annual exercise held in the United States, increases the war-fighting capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and Army National Guard, reserve, and active components as well as interoperability with the participating nations of Canada, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Patrick J. Cashin)

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Members of C Company, 2-162 Inf. disembark from a helicopter during Orient Shield's first day of training Tuesday.

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Oregon National Guard Soldiers, from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Sgt. Brandon Hern (left), of Corvallis, and Pvt. 1st Class Geoffery Thoma (right), of Albany, simulate controlling a crowd of a villagers at a food distribution site during Distribution training Aug. 16, at Five Hills Training Center, near Ulaanbataar, Mongolia, for Khaan Quest 2006, UN peacekeeping exercise. (Photo by Spc. April L. Dustin, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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U.S. Army Soldiers from the 106th Aviation Battalion, Illinois Army National Guard conduct training with the rescue hoist wrench on a CH-47D Chinook helicopter during exercise Patriot 2006 at Volk Field, Wis., July 18, 2006. Patriot, the largest joint, annual exercise held across the United States, increases the war-fighting capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and Army National Guard, reserve, and active duty components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Matthew Millson)

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Capt. Jason K. Piercy, 147th Field Artillery, South Dakota Army National Guard, and fellow Soldiers participated in a health assistance visit on Wednesday, Oct. 4, in the village of Robat, Afghanistan. The unit handed out food, cooking stoves, blankets, wheel barrows and first-aid supplies. The unit is also building a boys and girls school in the village. (Army photo by 1st Lt. Randy Lynch)

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A New York Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon peels off after receiving fuel from a KC-10 Extender Oct. 17 over Southwest Asia. Aircraft from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, including the KC-10 and KC-135 Stratotanker, provide fuel for coalition aircraft missions for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. The squadron is attached to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, the largest air refueling wing in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matt Craig)

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Lt. Col. Edward Tanguy (right), commander of the Oregon National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Shizuo Sekine, commander of Japan's 2nd Infantry Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade during the Orient Shield 2007 opening ceremony Monday at Sekiyama Maneuver Area, Japan.

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Pfc. Adam Comella (right), of Gresham shares a laugh with privates Akihiro Saito and Koji Hakado during the welcome party Monday evening. Many of Oregon National Guard Soldiers exchanged gifts with the Japanese soldiers during the party.

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U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles fire AIM-7 Sparrow missiles at a tactical air-launched decoy July 16, 2006, during exercise Rim of the Pacific 2006 off the coast of Hawaii. The exercise brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States in the world's largest biennial maritime exercise. The F-15s are from the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo, U.S. Air Force.

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Kentucky Army National Guardsmen wait to board two C-130 Hercules aircraft at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Aug. 11, 2006. The Guardsmen are returning to Louisville, Ky., after patrolling the Mexican border in support of Operation Jump Start. The aircraft are with 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Lt. Col. John Kane conducts a post-flight check on his F-16 Fighting Falcon after arriving at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Sept. 6 to participate in Exercise Sentry Aloha. Colonel Kane is a pilot with the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing. The exercise brings dissimilar combat assets to Hickam to train with the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Harris checks U.S. Army National Guard paratroopers are secure before the a Canadian CH-146 Griffon helicopter takes off from Fort McCoy, Wis., July 21, 2006, during exercise Patriot 2006. Patriot, the largest joint, annual exercise held in the United States, increases the war-fighting capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and Army National Guard, reserve, and active components as well as interoperability with the participating nations of Canada, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. The paratroopers are from 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group out of Chicago, Ill., and 116th Air Support Operations Squadron out of Fort Lewis, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Patrick J. Cashin)

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Oregon National Guard and Japan Ground Self Defense Force troops salute the U.S. and Japanese flags during the Orient Shield opening ceremony Monday.

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Oregon National Guard Soldiers role play for Japanese soldiers during Traffic Control Point training Tuesday. Many of the Guardsman deployed to Iraq in 2004 and passed on the knowledge learned there to their Japanese counterparts.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mike Johanns marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nev., Aug 15, 2006, during exercise Red Flag 06-02. Johanns is a crew chief with 132nd Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Sommer)

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Capt. Jason K. Piercy, 147th Field Artillery, South Dakota Army National Guard, poses with local children during a health assistance visit on Wednesday, Oct. 4, in the village of Robat, Afghanistan. (Army photo by 1st Lt. Randy Lynch)

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Tech. Sgt. Jason Pry (left) and Senior Airman Justin Butler fill the liquid oxygen tank on an F-16 Fighting Falcon in preparation for takeoff from McEntire Air National Guard Base, S.C. Members of the 169th Fighter Wing are filling an air expeditionary force role for Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Carol Smith)

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