U.S. Air Force airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., clear the area after attaching a training block to a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 at JBMDL, on Jan. 9, 2014. (Parker Gyokeres/U.S. Air Force)

Our staff-selected photos of the week of the Air Force in action.

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