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Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Benton, foreground, performs preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 14, 2016, before a combat sortie. Benton is a crew chief assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys

Crew Chief Checks

Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Benton, foreground, performs preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 14, 2016, before a combat sortie. Benton is a crew chief assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys

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