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Alaska Air Guardsman MSgt Brian Boucher, an aircraft electrician, repairs a landing gear light for a C-130H aircraft. Boucher works for the Electric Shop of the 176th Maintenance Squadron, Kulis Air National Guard Base, Anchorage, Alaska. The repair of the light falls under the Air Force Repair Enhancement Program (AFREP). AFREP is a wing-level program that takes throw-away parts and makes them good as new. Unserviceable aircraft parts are carefully scrutinized to see if there is a way to salvage them for less money than it costs to replace them. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shannon Oleson)
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AFREP

Alaska Air Guardsman Staff Sgt David Smith, a pneudraulic systems specialist, repairs a main landing gear brake for the HH-60 helicopter on April 14, 2010. Smith works for the Accessories Section of the 176th Maintenance Squadron, Kulis Air National Guard Base, Anchorage, Alaska. The repair of the brake falls under the Air Force Repair Enhancement Program (AFREP). AFREP is a wing-level program that takes throw-away parts and makes them good as new. Unserviceable aircraft parts are carefully scrutinized to see if there is a way to salvage them for less money than it costs to replace them. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shannon Oleson)
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The Lift

COAST GUARD AIR STATION BORINQUEN, Puerto Rico -- Tech. Sergeant Tom Bradley superintendant of the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron's Electrical Section, rides a hoist up to repair a set of lights atop a Coast Guard hangar here Feb. 9, 2010. A group of 45 squadron members spent two weeks here in early February to train and sharpen their skills on a wide range of infrastructure projects, upgrades and renovations. The squadron undertakes such a mission -- called a Deployment for Training, or DFT -- every year or two. Recent DFTs have taken the squadron's men and women to Israel, Southern California, Hawaii, Ecuador, Okinawa, Minnesota and Texas. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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The Wheelbarrow

COAST GUARD AIR STATION BORINQUEN, Puerto Rico -- Three members of the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron push a wheelbarrow full of wet concrete to a job site here Feb. 11, 2010. They are (left to right) Master Sgt. Brian Lewis; Tech. Sgt. David Bailey, and Staff Sgt. Cody Grella. The three are among 45 squadron members who spent two weeks here in early February to train and sharpen their skills on a wide range of infrastructure projects, upgrades and renovations. The squadron undertakes such a mission -- called a Deployment for Training, or DFT -- every year or two. Recent DFTs have taken the squadron's men and women to Israel, Southern California, Hawaii, Ecuador, Okinawa, Minnesota and Texas. AKANG photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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The Pour

COAST GUARD AIR STATION BORINQUEN, Puerto Rico -- Alaska Air National Guard members Staff Sgt. Cody Grella (left) and Tech. Sgt. Mark Smith pour concrete behind a housing unit here Feb. 11, 2010. A group of 45 squadron members spent two weeks here in early February to train and sharpen their skills on a wide range of infrastructure projects, upgrades and renovations. The squadron undertakes such a mission -- called a Deployment for Training, or DFT -- every year or two. Recent DFTs have taken the squadron's men and women to Israel, Southern California, Hawaii, Ecuador, Okinawa, Minnesota and Texas. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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The Teamwork

COAST GUARD AIR STATION BORINQUEN, Puerto Rico -- Members of the 176th Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron pour concrete for a patio here Feb. 11, 2010. A group of 45 squadron members spent two weeks here in early February to train and sharpen their skills on a wide range of infrastructure projects, upgrades and renovations. The squadron undertakes such a mission -- called a Deployment for Training, or DFT -- every year or two. Recent DFTs have taken the squadron's men and women to Israel, Southern California, Hawaii, Ecuador, Okinawa, Minnesota and Texas. AKANG photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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The Drill

COAST GUARD AIR STATION BORINQUEN, Puerto Rico -- Tech. Sgts. Rick Howard (left) and Todd Bowey bore a hole for a fencepost here Feb. 9, 2010. Bowey is a medic/firefighter with the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron; Howard is a heavy mobile equipment mechanic with the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron. A group of 45 Civil Engineer Squadron members spent two weeks here in early February to train and sharpen their skills on a wide range of infrastructure projects, upgrades and renovations (Howard was one of two 176 LRS members who deployed to provide mechanical support to the 176 CES deployers). The 176 CES undertakes such a mission -- called a Deployment for Training, or DFT -- every year or two. Recent DFTs have taken the squadron's men and women to Israel, Southern California, Hawaii, Ecuador, Okinawa, Minnesota and Texas. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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Mentoring

COAST GUARD AIR STATION BORINQUEN, Puerto Rico -- Master Sgt. John Swearingen, superintendent of the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron's Power Production Section, guides Staff Sgt. Kristina Dick as she tests circuits on a malfunctioning air conditioning unit here Feb. 9, 2010. A group of 45 squadron members spent two weeks here in early February to train and sharpen their skills on a wide range of infrastructure projects, upgrades and renovations. The squadron undertakes such a mission -- called a Deployment for Training, or DFT -- every year or two. Recent DFTs have taken the squadron's men and women to Israel, Southern California, Hawaii, Ecuador, Okinawa, Minnesota and Texas. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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Dirt Boyz

COAST GUARD AIR STATION BORINQUEN, Puerto Rico -- Tech. Sgt. David Bailey (right), a heavy equipment operator with the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Civil Engineer Squadron, scrapes sod from a children's playground while Master Sgt. Scott Peterson, superintendant of the squadron's Heavy Equipment Section, stands by with a small skid-steer loader Feb. 8, 2010. A group of 45 squadron members spent two weeks here in early February to train and sharpen their skills on a wide range of infrastructure projects, upgrades and renovations. The squadron undertakes such a mission -- called a Deployment for Training, or DFT -- every year or two. Recent DFTs have taken the squadron's men and women to Israel, Southern California, Hawaii, Ecuador, Okinawa, Minnesota and Texas. AKANG photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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Mapping the approach

COAST GUARD AIR STATION BORINQUEN, Puerto Rico -- Holding a map to the air station, Chief Master Sgt. Roger Miller, the senior NCO of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Civil Engineer Squadron, points out project locations to Lt. Col. Ed Soto, the squadron's commander. A group of 45 squadron members spent two weeks here in early February to train and sharpen their skills on a wide range of infrastructure projects, upgrades and renovations. The squadron undertakes such a mission -- called a Deployment for Training, or DFT -- every year or two. Recent DFTs have taken the squadron's men and women to Israel, Southern California, Hawaii, Ecuador, Okinawa, Minnesota and Texas. AKANG photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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Planning

COAST GUARD AIR STATION BORINQUEN, Puerto Rico -- Lt. Col. Ed Soto (standing), commander of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Civil Engineer Squadron, outlines plans for the day at a morning meeting with his senior non-commissioned officers here Feb. 8, 2010. A group of 45 squadron members spent two weeks here in early February to train and sharpen their skills on a wide range of infrastructure projects, upgrades and renovations. The squadron undertakes such a mission -- called a Deployment for Training, or DFT -- every year or two. Recent DFTs have taken the squadron's men and women to Israel, Southern California, Hawaii, Ecuador, Okinawa, Minnesota and Texas. AKANG photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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Arrival

COAST GUARD AIR STATION BORINQUEN, Puerto Rico -- Members of the 176th Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron gather in a hangar here shortly after arriving Feb. 6, 2010. A group of 45 squadron members spent two weeks here in early February to train and sharpen their skills on a wide range of infrastructure projects, upgrades and renovations. The squadron undertakes such a mission -- called a Deployment for Training, or DFT -- every year or two. Recent DFTs have taken the squadron's men and women to Israel, Southern California, Hawaii, Ecuador, Okinawa, Minnesota and Texas. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Brig. Gen. Randy Banez, assistant adjutant general for the Alaska Army National Guard, rides in a snow machine-towed sled back to a waiting HC-130 aircraft after a Dec. 19, 2009 Operation Santa Claus visit to the remote Bering Sea village of Gambell. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Mrs. Santa gives a goodbye hug to a Gambell child after a Dec. 19, 2009 visit to the Gambell Public School. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard visited the village on remote Bering Sea island of St. Lawrence with Santa and a group of civilian volunteers as part of Operation Santa Claus. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Santa bids goodbye to Gambell children after a visit to the Gambell Public School on Dec. 16, 2009. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard visited Gambell, on remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, with Santa and a group of civilian volunteers as part of Operation Santa Claus. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Bianca Iyakitan, 5, enjoys an ice cream sundae provided by Rich Owens, owner of the Alaska Tastee Freez restaurant, in the gymnasium of the Gambell Public School Dec. 16, 2009. A long-time supporter of the Alaska National Guard, Rich is known unofficially as commander of the 176th Ice Cream Squadron. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were in Gambell, on remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, with a group of civilian volunteers as part of Operation Santa Claus. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Hope Campbell, age 3, lights up the Gambell Public School gymnasium as she visits with Santa on Dec. 16, 2009. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were in Gambell, on remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, with a group of civilian volunteers as part of Operation Santa Claus. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Santa offers a candy cane to Gambell resident Erin Apangalook, age 2. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were in Gambell, on remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, with a group of civilian volunteers on Dec. 16, 2009 as part of Operation Santa Claus. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Rich Owens, owner of the Alaska Tastee-Freez restaurant and an Operation Santa Claus volunteer, offers free ice cream to Patty Matuklook and her grandson Raphael, 11. A long-time supporter of the Alaska National Guard, Rich is known unofficially as commander of the 176th Ice Cream Squadron. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were in Gambell, on remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, with a group of civilian volunteers on Dec. 16, 2009 as part of Operation Santa Claus. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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Operation Santa Claus 2009 - Gambell

Santa gets a big smile from Gambell resident Tyron Soonagrook, age 3. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard were in Gambell, on remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, with a group of civilian volunteers on Dec. 16, 2009 as part of Operation Santa Claus. Now in its 53rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a program of the Alaska National Guard to bring toys, food, supplies and Christmas cheer to isolated villages around the state. Alaska Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. John Callahan.
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