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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Richard LaFrance, center, talks with Japanese air force loadmasters while aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during an annual Non-Commission Officer exchange program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 23, 2016. LaFrance is a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Richard LaFrance, center, talks with Japanese air force loadmasters while aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during an annual Non-Commission Officer exchange program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 23, 2016. LaFrance is a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo

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