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An Afghan air force C-130H Hercules aircraft takes off as a U.S. airman performs maintenance on a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 13, 2015. The airman is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

An Afghan air force C-130H Hercules aircraft takes off as a U.S. airman performs maintenance on a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 13, 2015. The airman is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

An Afghan air force C-130H Hercules aircraft takes off as a U.S. airman performs maintenance on a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 13, 2015. The airman is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

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