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Troy Calhoun, head coach of the Air Force football team, gives an autographed hat to Staff Sgt. Steve Sellers during a visit to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on May 27. Coach Calhoun and two other NCAA football coaches--Jim Grobe of Wake Forest and Jim Tressel of Ohio State--were at the base to kickoff Coaches Tour 2009, a second annual morale-boosting mission that brings icons of college football to U.S. servicemembers. Sergeant Sellers is a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator and native of Killeen, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches in Kansas

Three NCAA football coaches--(from left to right) Jim Tressel of Ohio State, Jim Grobe of Wake Forest, and Troy Calhoun of Air Force--listen to Staff Sgt. James Long talk about the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on May 27. The coaches visited different units at the base to start Coaches Tour 2009, a second annual morale-boosting mission that allows U.S. servicemembers to interact with icons of college football. Sergeant Long is a KC-135 hyrdraulics technician assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches in Kansas

Troy Calhoun, head coach of the Air Force football team, takes aim with a foreign-made grenade launcher during a demonstration at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on May 27. To his left is Jim Grobe, head football coach at Wake Forest, and to his right is Jim Tressel, head coach at Ohio State. The coaches visited McConnell at the kickoff of Coaches Tour 2009, a second-annual morale-boosting mission that brings college football icons to U.S. servicemembers. Also pictured is Capt. George Haka, member of the explosive ordnance disposal team at McConnell that provided the coaches several demonstrations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches in Kansas

Senior Airman Eric Farley shows Jim Tressel, head football coach at Ohio State University, how to remotely control a robot used during explosive ordnance disposal missions. Airman Farley, native of Fayette, Ala., is assigned to an EOD unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., where Tressel and two other coaches--Troy Calhoun of Air Force and Jim Grobe of Wake Forest--visited at the start of a morale-boosting mission called Coaches Tour 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches in Kansas

Three NCAA football coaches who visited McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on May 27, took time to sign a robot used during exposive ordnance disposal missions. The coaches--Troy Calhoun of Air Force, Jim Grobe of Wake Forest, and Jim Tressel of Ohio State--were at the base to start Coaches Tour 2009, a second annual morale-boosting mission that brings icons of college football to U.S. servicemembers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches in Kansas

Troy Calhoun, head football coach at the Air Force Academy, talks to a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot while Jim Tressel, head football coach at Ohio State University, learns how to fly inside a KC-135 simulator at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on May 27. The coaches were visiting the base at the start of Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that allows icons of college football to interact with U.S. servicemembers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches in Kansas

Staff Sgt. Myrick Bell helps Jim Grobe, head football coach at Wake Forest University, get fitted with body armor at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on May 27. Coach Grobe and six other NCAA football coaches were scheduled to fly overseas aboard a KC-135 from McConnell on May 28 at the start of Coaches Tour 2009, a second annual morale-boosting mission designed to bring college football icons to troops overseas. Sergeant Bell is assigned to the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches in Kansas

Jim Tressel, head football coach for Ohio State University, pauses for a photo with three young members of a military family during an autograph session at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on May 28. The meet and greet was part of Coaches Tour 2009, a Sprint-sponsored event that brings NCAA football coaches to U.S. servicemembers and their families. The father of the boys, Lt. Col. Frank Molnar, is a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot in the Air National Guard and a native of Cleveland, Ohio. Pictured are, from left to right, Aaron, 5, Trey, 7, and Grant, 3. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour

A crowd gathers at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., to meet and greet NCAA football coaches participating in Coaches Tour 2008, a morale-boosting mission designed to bring the coaches to troops overseas. The Coaches Tour 2009 stateside meet and greet is scheduled to include Air Force coach Troy Calhoun, Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe, and Ohio State coach Jim Tressel at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. on May 28. (Courtesy photo)

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Coaches Tour

Coach Emeritus Tommy Tuberville watches a sailor test his speed during a coach/player combine aboard a U.S. Navy ship near Soutwest Asia in 2008. The event is scheduled again this year during Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission designed to bring NCAA football coaches to troops overseas. Like last year, tour organizers are counting on a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., for most of their transportation needs. (Courtesy photo)

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Coaches Tour

Coach Emeritus Tommy Tuberville stands next to a Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle in Southwest Asia during Coaches Tour 2008, a morale-boosting mission designed to bring NCAA football coaches to troops overseas. Tuberville is scheduled to lead six more coaches during Coaches Tour 2009 when they visit troops in Europe and the Middle East. Like last year, tour organizers are counting on a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., for most of their transportation needs. (Courtesy photo)

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Coaches Tour 2009

Troy Calhoun, head football coach at the Air Force Academy, talks to Airman during a breakfast at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on May 28. Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brought NCAA football coaches to U.S. servicemembers, started at McConnell before a KC-135 Stratotanker from the base was used to fly the coaches overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour 2009

Staff Sgt. Tina Nero stands with one of the many T-shirts filling her warehouse at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Sergeant Nero is part of a 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron team at McConnell processing a large amount of cargo for Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission designed to bring NCAA football coaches to troops overseas. The shirt Sergeant Nero holds was donated by Under Armour, the main sponsor of Coaches Tour. Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun, one of seven coaches slated for the tour, will hand out many of the shirts in the boxes behind Sergeant Nero labelled "Air Force."

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Coaches Tour 2009

Master Sgt. Paul "Earl" Wallace (on right) and Staff Sgt. James Morter take part in a meeting to discuss the configuration of a KC-135 Stratotanker that will support Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission designed to deliver NCAA football coaches to troops overseas. For the second year in a row, tour planners are counting on a KC-135 from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., for most of their transportation needs. Sergeant Wallace is the standards and evaluation superintendent assigned to the 22nd Operations Group at McConnell. Sergeant Morter is a KC-135 boom operator assigned to the 22nd Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour 2009

Mack Brown, head football coach at Texas University, points to wear he signed the "Warrior's Wall" at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The wall is located at a medical treatment area of the base and is covered by the markings of wounded troops who have received treatment there. Brown and six other NCAA football coaches visited the base during Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission organized by Morale Entertainment, LLC., in association with Armed Forces Entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour 2009

Jim Tressel, head football coach at Ohio State University, directs Army Capt. Christina Valentine during a football drill session at Camp Victory, Iraq, on June 1. To his right is Jim Grobe of Wake Forest, and throwing behind is Rick Neuheisel of UCLA, two more of the seven coaches participating in Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission organized by Morale Entertainment, LLC., in association with Armed Forces Entertainment. A KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., was used to fly the coaches overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour 2009

NCAA football coaches Rick Neuheisel of UCLA and Houston Nutt of Ole Miss listen in on a huddle during an Air Force/Army vs. Marines/Navy football game at Camp Lemonier in Djibouti, Africa on June 2. The visit to the camp was part of Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brought seven NCAA coaches to U.S. servicemembers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour 2009

UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel (on right) and Air Force football coach Troy Calhoun talk while riding inside the cockpit of an Air Force C-17 Globemaster headed to Iraq. The flight was part of Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brought NCAA football coaches to U.S. servicemembers overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour 2009

University of Texas football coach Mack Brown leads a football drill while visiting servicemembers at Camp Victory, Iraq, on June 1. Brown and six other NCAA football coaches travelled to the camp and other U.S. bases overseas during a morale-boosting mission called Coaches Tour 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour 2009

Mack Brown, head football coach at Texas University, talks to Airmen during a Sunday lunch at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The base was an early stop during Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brought NCAA football coaches to U.S. servicemembers overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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