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Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lauer, left, helps Air Force Capt. Jennifer Bell tighten a ratcheting strap on a munitions trailer during Operation Snowbird on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 3, 2014. Lauer, a munitions systems specialist, and Bell, maintenance officer, are assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lauer, left, helps Air Force Capt. Jennifer Bell tighten a ratcheting strap on a munitions trailer during Operation Snowbird on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 3, 2014. Lauer, a munitions systems specialist, and Bell, maintenance officer, are assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lauer, left, helps Air Force Capt. Jennifer Bell tighten a ratcheting strap on a munitions trailer during Operation Snowbird on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 3, 2014. Lauer, a munitions systems specialist, and Bell, maintenance officer, are assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing.

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