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Air Force 2nd Lt. Paul Hauter, center, uses hand signals to communicate with Air Force Capt. Daniel Curtin, foreground, during Operation Northern Strike near Rogers City, Mich., Aug. 7, 2014. Hunter and Curtin are tactical air controllers assigned to the Illinois Air National Guard's 169th Air Support Operations Squadron.

Air Force 2nd Lt. Paul Hauter, center, uses hand signals to communicate with Air Force Capt. Daniel Curtin, foreground, during Operation Northern Strike near Rogers City, Mich., Aug. 7, 2014. Hunter and Curtin are tactical air controllers assigned to the Illinois Air National Guard's 169th Air Support Operations Squadron.

Air Force 2nd Lt. Paul Hauter, center, uses hand signals to communicate with Air Force Capt. Daniel Curtin, foreground, during Operation Northern Strike near Rogers City, Mich., Aug. 7, 2014. Hunter and Curtin are tactical air controllers assigned to the Illinois Air National Guard's 169th Air Support Operations Squadron.

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