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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits next to a C-5 Galaxy as it is loaded with cargo on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2014. Service members are conducting retrograde operations as the drawdown of forces in Afghanistan continues.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits next to a C-5 Galaxy as it is loaded with cargo on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2014. Service members are conducting retrograde operations as the drawdown of forces in Afghanistan continues.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits next to a C-5 Galaxy as it is loaded with cargo on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2014. Service members are conducting retrograde operations as the drawdown of forces in Afghanistan continues.

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