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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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A soldier shakes hands with a resident. - Texas National Guard soldiers assist residents dealing with flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Aug. 27, 2017. Army National Guard photo by Lt. Zachary West

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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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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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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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A tortoise walks along the desert next to branches and grass.
Protecting the Desert’s Little Tanks
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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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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 Marine conducts a band with people in the background.
Beirut Memorial
Sailors aboard the USS Jason Dunham unload pallets.
Supply Exchange
An air assault instructor reaches out to touch the ground beneath his head while hanging upside down.
Upside Down
Two Ari Force captains conduct mid-air refueling.
Aerial Refueling
A sailor bends down to step out of a refrigerator, as smoke wafts around his feet.
Icebox Inspector
Marines hike across the flat landscape of Iceland as mountains loom in the distance.
Cold Weather Training
A helicopter, seen from below, carries four boxes of supplies on a line.
Cargo Delivery
A soldier nears the finish line of a ruck march.
Ruck March
Airmen repair a roof at Tyndall Air Force Base.
Tyndall Restoration
One little girl hugs a smiling Marine as he reaches down to hug another one.
Lejeune Reunion
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