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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Downing, left, inserts glow sticks into Staff Sgt. Jean Jean-Felix's body armor before a convoy operation on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2008. Downing, a structural craftsman, and Jean-Felix, an electrical journeyman, are assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Utilities Detachment 6.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Downing, left, inserts glow sticks into Staff Sgt. Jean Jean-Felix's body armor before a convoy operation on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2008. Downing, a structural craftsman, and Jean-Felix, an electrical journeyman, are assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Utilities Detachment 6.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Downing, left, inserts glow sticks into Staff Sgt. Jean Jean-Felix's body armor before a convoy operation on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2008. Downing, a structural craftsman, and Jean-Felix, an electrical journeyman, are assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Utilities Detachment 6.

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