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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Lawson works to complete a 400-hour phase inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2015. Lawson is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford

400 Hour Inspection

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Lawson works to complete a 400-hour phase inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2015. Lawson is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford

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