U.S. Air Force: Pictures provide rare glimpse into life in the skies
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A C-130J Hercules assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, performs an engine-running offload at Geronimo Landing Zone on Fort Polk, Louisiana (Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres/USAF/Rex Features)
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139th Airlift Wing Sound of Speed Airshow and Open House practice at Rosecrans Memorial Airport, St. Joseph, Missouri (Sheldon Thompson/USAF/Rex Features)
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Airman Basic Rebecca Perez briefly closes her eyes during a field training exercise at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland (Val Gempis/USAF/Rex Features)
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A C-17 Globemaster III drops U.S. Army Soldiers over Sicily Drop Zone during Large Package Week at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Large Package Week is a Joint Army and Air Force training exercise designed to improve Joint Airborne combat and contingency capabilities (Melissa Goslin/USAF/Rex Features)
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Various aircrafts demonstrate an
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Loadmaster Senior Airman Dylan Strom enjoys the spectacular view during a civic leaders and clergy flight. Clergy and leaders from the local Minneapolis Saint Paul area participated in an orientation flight with the 934th Airlift Wing (Shannon McKay/USAF/Rex Features)
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Staff Sgt. Salvatore DiGiacomo wears the explosive ordnance operational equipment in New York City (Jeremy Lock/USAF/ Rex Features)
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A C-5 Galaxy with the 107th Airlift Wing, shoots live flares during a night formation training mission (Ray Lloyd/USAF/Rex Features)
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Staff Sgt. Ernest Andrews participates in Combat Skills Training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey, in preparation of an upcoming deployment. The exercise is used to provide Airmen the skills necessary to adminster life saving treatment while under fire (Kenneth Bricker/USAF/Rex Features)
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Afghan air force Sgt. Razeg, a gunner, fires an M-240 weapon from an Mi-17 Helicopter during a mission from Kabul, Afghanistan. The flight was a
This stunning set of photographs illustrate the difficult but often inspiring work undertaken by the U.S. Air Force. Each photograph was taken by a member of the Air Force during training in America, South Korea and Afghanistan. From spectacular views aboard an aircraft to intimate moments shared between the airmen, the pictures provide a snapshot into the daily life of those magnificent men and women in their flying machines.