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Staff Sgt. Ashley Bryant performs a deadlift, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. While on leave, Bryant broke the women?s national record for bench press and returned to Aviano to break the Dragon Fitness Center?s ?Wall of Fame? record, with a total weight of 235 pounds.

Staff Sgt. Ashley Bryant performs a deadlift, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. While on leave, Bryant broke the women?s national record for bench press and returned to Aviano to break the Dragon Fitness Center?s ?Wall of Fame? record, with a total weight of 235 pounds. (Matthew Lotz/U.S. Air Force)

Staff Sgt. Ashley Bryant performs a deadlift, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. While on leave, Bryant broke the women?s national record for bench press and returned to Aviano to break the Dragon Fitness Center?s ?Wall of Fame? record, with a total weight of 235 pounds.

Staff Sgt. Ashley Bryant performs a deadlift, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. While on leave, Bryant broke the women?s national record for bench press and returned to Aviano to break the Dragon Fitness Center?s ?Wall of Fame? record, with a total weight of 235 pounds. (Matthew Lotz/U.S. Air Force)

An aircraft maintainer stands on the flightline in front of a snow-covered C-5M Super Galaxy on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Aircraft maintenance operations continued despite 1.4 inches of snow.

An aircraft maintainer stands on the flightline in front of a snow-covered C-5M Super Galaxy on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Aircraft maintenance operations continued despite 1.4 inches of snow. (Roland Balik/U.S. Air Force)

A 56th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter prepares to land on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at RAF Lakenheath, England. The primary mission of the HH-60G is to conduct day and night personnel recovery operations, and they also fly into hostile environments to recover isolated personnel during war.

A 56th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter prepares to land on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at RAF Lakenheath, England. The primary mission of the HH-60G is to conduct day and night personnel recovery operations, and they also fly into hostile environments to recover isolated personnel during war. (Erin O'Shea/U.S. Air Force)

Airmen from the 24th Special Operations Wing jump out of an MC-130H Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., on  Jan. 7, 2015.

Airmen from the 24th Special Operations Wing jump out of an MC-130H Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., on Jan. 7, 2015. (Christopher Callaway/Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force)

31st Rescue Squadron pararescuemen descend after jumping from a C-130 Hercules during ?Jump Week? at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015.  During Jump Week, airmen train to maintain mission readiness and rescue tactics in preparation for real-world emergencies.

31st Rescue Squadron pararescuemen descend after jumping from a C-130 Hercules during ?Jump Week? at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. During Jump Week, airmen train to maintain mission readiness and rescue tactics in preparation for real-world emergencies. (Osakabe Yasuo/U.S. Air Force)

Staff Sgt. Ace, explosive ordnance disposal technician, works to unbury a simulated improvised explosive device during a training exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. EOD trains on IEDs and suicide bomber scenarios as well as suspicious packages and suspicious vehicles.

Staff Sgt. Ace, explosive ordnance disposal technician, works to unbury a simulated improvised explosive device during a training exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. EOD trains on IEDs and suicide bomber scenarios as well as suspicious packages and suspicious vehicles. (Marie Brown/U.S. Air Force)

The 45th Space Wing supported Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) successful launch of their Falcon 9 Dragon spacecraft headed to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 on Jan. 10, 2014, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The mission, designated SpaceX CRS-5, is the fifth of 12 SpaceX flights NASA contracted with the company to resupply the space station. It will be the sixth trip by a Dragon spacecraft to the orbiting laboratory.

The 45th Space Wing supported Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) successful launch of their Falcon 9 Dragon spacecraft headed to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 on Jan. 10, 2014, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The mission, designated SpaceX CRS-5, is the fifth of 12 SpaceX flights NASA contracted with the company to resupply the space station. It will be the sixth trip by a Dragon spacecraft to the orbiting laboratory. (John Studewell/Courtesy of AmericaSpace)

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