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An Air Force team sets up a mobile air traffic control tower April 26 at
Eloy Alfaro International Airport in Manta, Ecuador. The portable tower
will help local controllers increase the flow of humanitarian aid enter-
ing the country. The United States, in coordination with the Ecuadorian
government, deployed 12 U.S Airmen to Ecuador to support interna-
tional relief efforts for victims of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake.

Pararescuemen
mock victim dur
rescuemen and
force civic leade

Naoto Anazawa

Airman 1st Class Ian Wilkerson, a 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
communication navigation specialist, checks the radio systems of an
HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a preflight inspection April 26 at
Kadena Air Base, Japan. Maintenance and inspections are conducted
before and after every mission to ensure aircraft safety and longevity.

Tech. Sgt. Michael Crane The U.S. Air
Force Thunder-
Airmen assigned to the Missouri Air National Guard‘s139th Airlift Wing partici- birds perform
pate in a ruck march April 22 in Elwood, Kansas. The Airmen were qualifying for aerial maneu-
the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency. The event included vers during the
running, swimming, sprints, pull-up hang, pistol marksmanship and a ruck AirPower over
march. Participants could qualify in bronze, silver or gold categories. Hampton Roads
Open House April
24 at Joint Base Military member
Langley-Eustis, rocco. Among th
Virginia. Origi- Armed Forces m
nally scheduled and participated
to perform three
times at the open
house, the team
only performed
once due to
weather condi-
Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard tions.