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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Max Kirschner performs an inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon 20mm Gatling gun on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 5, 2015. Kirschner is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Armament Flight.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Max Kirschner performs an inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon 20mm Gatling gun on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 5, 2015. Kirschner is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Armament Flight.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Max Kirschner performs an inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon 20mm Gatling gun on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 5, 2015. Kirschner is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Armament Flight.

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