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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Colton Williams, left, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Dedmon complete postflight recovery procedures on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at an undisclosed location in southwest Europe after a mission over Africa, Feb. 3, 2013. Willaims and Dedmon, crew chiefs, are assigned to the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, England.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Colton Williams, left, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Dedmon complete postflight recovery procedures on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at an undisclosed location in southwest Europe after a mission over Africa, Feb. 3, 2013. Willaims and Dedmon, crew chiefs, are assigned to the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, England.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Colton Williams, left, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Dedmon complete postflight recovery procedures on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at an undisclosed location in southwest Europe after a mission over Africa, Feb. 3, 2013. Willaims and Dedmon, crew chiefs, are assigned to the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, England.

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