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Fighter shakes off defeat

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sean Whitaker, a Spangdahlem mixed martial arts member from Pittsburgh, practices striking techniques inside the Skelton Memorial Fitness Center at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 11, 2014. Whitaker attends MMA and grappling training three days a week to stay competent with fighting skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gustavo Castillo/Released)

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Fighter shakes off defeat

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sean Whitaker, a Spangdahlem mixed martial arts member from Pittsburgh, awaits the official decision of a fight during an MMA tournament in Pruem, Germany, March 8, 2014. Whitaker lost the fight by a triangle choke submission in the second round. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gustavo Castillo/Released)

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Fighter shakes off defeat

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sean Whitaker, a Spangdahlem mixed martial arts member from Pittsburgh, practices grappling techniques on a teammate before a fight at an MMA tournament in Pruem, Germany, March 8, 2014. Tournament participants practice fighting techniques before a fight to ensure they are ready to take on their opponent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gustavo Castillo/Released)

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Fighter shakes off defeat

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sean Whitaker, a Spangdahlem mixed martial arts member from Pittsburgh, practices grappling techniques on a teammate before a fight at an MMA tournament in Pruem, Germany, March 8, 2014. Tournament participants practice fighting techniques before a fight to ensure they are ready to take on their opponent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gustavo Castillo/Released)

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Fighter shakes off defeat

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cody Hughes, a Spangdahlem mixed martial arts member from Bakersfield, Calif., tapes the hands of teammate U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sean Whitaker from Pittsburgh, before his match at an MMA tournament in Pruem, Germany, March 8, 2014. Fighters tape their hands and wrists as a safety precaution against breaking bones during a match. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gustavo Castillo/Released)

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Super Saber Performer

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Kreiner, 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 17 F-16 Fighting Falcon avionics systems instructor, is the Super Saber Performer for the week of March 13-19, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gustavo Castillo/Released)

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Working for tomorrow

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeff Current, 52nd Maintenance Group maintenance operations F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft maintenance instructor and NCO in charge of instruction, briefs a class of Airmen responsible for fueling aircraft on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 10, 2014. The 52nd Fighter Wing is currently the only wing that employs just one fighter squadron, meaning every aircraft in the fleet must be flight ready at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Siekert/Released)

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Working for tomorrow

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeff Current, 52nd Maintenance Group maintenance operations F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft maintenance instructor and NCO in charge of instruction, briefs a class of Airmen responsible for fueling aircraft on hot pits at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 10, 2014. Hot pits are a procedure that allows aircraft to remain running while being refueled. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Siekert/Released)

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Working for tomorrow

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Hartley and Airman 1st Class Chalayna Johnson, 52nd Maintenance Group maintenance operators, review the monthly flying schedule at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 10, 2014. Maintenance operations accomplishes their mission with a team of more than 100 people, from 16 different jobs, in eight sections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Siekert/Released)

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NDI Lab Airmen Light up Aircraft Parts

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chyann Kamaile, a 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron non- destructive inspection apprentice from Pearl City, Hawaii, performs a daily calibration on a spectrometer March 7, 2014. Members of the NDI lab use the spectrometer to analyze aircraft oil for contaminants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rusty Frank/Released)

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NDI Lab Airmen Light up Aircraft Parts

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Garcia, a 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron non- destructive inspection apprentice from Tucson, Ariz., calibrates an Eddie current unit March 7, 2014, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The Eddie current unit detects small cracks on the aircraft that are too small for the human eye to see. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rusty Frank/Released)

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NDI Lab Airmen Light up Aircraft Parts

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Garcia, a 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspection apprentice from Tucson, Ariz., dips a training part in fluorescent penetrate March 7, 2014, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The chemical glows to reveal cracks after the NDI Airmen submerge the parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rusty Frank/Released)

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NDI Lab Airmen Light up Aircraft Parts

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Garcia, a 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspection apprentice from Tucson, Ariz., inspects a training part March 7, 2014, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Airmen of the NDI lab train continuously to stay proficient at detecting small cracks in aircraft parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rusty Frank/Released)

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52nd EMS Airmen ensure mission success

Expended 20 mm rounds line a table March 10, 2014, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron recently combined flight line delivery and conventional munitions sections to use resources more efficiently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Nuckolls/Released)

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52nd EMS Airmen ensure mission success

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kristina Green, 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron conventional munitions maintenance assistant NCO in charge from Vallejo, Calif., inspects tools March 10, 2014, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. An inventory must be completed every time a drawer is opened for accountability of the tools. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Nuckolls/Released)

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52nd EMS Airmen ensure mission success

Airmen from the 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, unload a munitions trailer in preparation for an inspection March 10, 2014, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Unstacked trailers must be inspected three times within the same time frame as stacked trailers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Nuckolls/Released)

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52nd EMS Airmen ensure mission success

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Randy Davis, 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron mission support equipment maintenance crew chief from Shelby, N.C., directs a forklift operator March 10, 2014, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Airmen use the trailers to transport munitions to the flight line for aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Nuckolls/Released)

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52nd EMS Airmen ensure mission success

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Randy Davis, 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron mission support equipment maintenance crew chief from Shelby, N.C., signals to the driver of a fork lift March 10, 2014, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Equipment Maintenance Airmen unloaded a munitions trailer in preparation for an inspection, which normally occurs every two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Nuckolls/Released)

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'Man's best friend'

David Simpson, a retired U.S. Air Force military working dog handler, leads Robson, a former MWD assigned to the 52nd Security Forces Squadron, outside of the 52nd SFS K-9 kennel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 11, 2014. Robson retired March 10, 2014, after six years of active-duty service. Simpson, Robson’s handler for four years, returned to Spangdahlem to officially become Robson’s new owner. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden / Released)

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'Man's best friend'

Robson, a former military working dog assigned to the 52nd Security Forces Squadron, rests in a traveling cage inside a vehicle parked at the 52nd SFS K-9 kennel parking lot at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 11, 2014. David Simpson, Robson’s former handler, adopted him after Robson’s retirement ceremony March 10, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden / Released)

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