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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Francesco Ventura reviews a preflight checklist in the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules air craft before taking part in a forcible -entry exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 31, 2013. Ventura, a loadmaster, is assigned to the 29th Weapons Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Francesco Ventura reviews a preflight checklist in the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules air craft before taking part in a forcible -entry exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 31, 2013. Ventura, a loadmaster, is assigned to the 29th Weapons Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Francesco Ventura reviews a preflight checklist in the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules air craft before taking part in a forcible -entry exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 31, 2013. Ventura, a loadmaster, is assigned to the 29th Weapons Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.

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