Senior Airmen Skyler Shull and Tony Terry and Airman 1st Class Austin Johnson with the 31st Communications Squadron perform antenna maintenance training June 12, 2013, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The training included different maintenance techniques, which help them to trust their rappelling equipment. (Michael Battles/U.S. Air Force)

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

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