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Silver Flag Exercise

Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew Mencin, Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Arthur and Master Sgt. Peter Ruddle prepare for live fire evolutions at the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Training Area on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 14, 2017. The training was part of the Silver Flag exercise with the 435th Construction and Training Squadron. All three are firefighters assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va.. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer

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