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A soldier holds an American flag on an aircraft over a baseball stadium - Staff Sgt. Kori Myers, 418th Flight Test Squadron load master, waves the American flag out of the back of a C-17 Globemaster III during the beginning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series between the L.A. Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers, Oct. 15, 2018. The 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, provided the C-17 for the ceremonial flyover. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kyle Larson)

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Our Nation's Heroes: Through the Years

A curving beam of light illuminates a dark blue sky as a rocket launches. - An Atlas V rocket carrying a Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite for an Air Force mission lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Jan. 19, 2018. Photo courtesy of United Launch Alliance

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America’s Nuclear Triad

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Jeremy Tinder is an Air Force Reservist whose day job is working as a security manager for Microsoft, where his passion is keeping your home network safe. See how he does it!
Computer Security Pro In and Out of Uniform
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A tortoise walks along the desert next to branches and grass.
Protecting the Desert’s Little Tanks
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A futuristic tank sits on some sand.
Fights of the Future
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Amanda Agana has made a name for herself as a runner, but as a midshipman 2nd class at the United States Naval Academy, she runs toward a greater purpose: serving in the military.
Midshipman Runs Toward Purpose
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His own country wanted him dead, so he left the only home he ever knew in 1994 for the United States. Years later, he gave back to the nation that saved his life by joining the U.S. Army.
Giving Back Through Service
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Aerial refueling has more than one meaning for Air Force Senior Airman Jordan Smith. In addition to operating the boom that refuels Air Force jets, he makes the treats that refuel his on-board crew. Pizza is his specialty.
Refueling Crew Embraces 'Pie in the Sky' Idea
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Col. Kyle Clement wears the Air Force uniform, but he’s got a not-so-secret stash of uniforms he’s been collecting for years. Some date all the way back to the first World War.
Preserving a Uniform Past
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A service member speaks into a microphone from behind a radio station control board.
Goooooood Morning, Tokyo!
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A sailor holding an American flag high-fives parade spectators.
Honoring Heroes
A soldier gets into a tank.
Abrams View
Marines stand in line outside and lift a barbells over their heads.
Overhead Press
The Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, perform.
Air Demo
A Marine fires an MK-153 assault weapon during a training.
Weapon Training
Marines assemble in the well deck of the USS Ashland to debark for typhoon aide efforts.
Deck Gathering
An airman kneels and smiles while talking to a World War II vet sitting in a wheelchair.
Ohio Vet
One sailor attaches a line to another sailor.
Search and Rescue
An Army Ranger slides down a rope out of a helicopter as two fellow Rangers run on a flightline.
Ranger Training
A ship travels below a dramatic orange-streaked sky.
Norwegian Skies
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