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The loadmaster and crewchief of a C-130, assigned to the 146th Tactical Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard, push the final pallet of cargo off the aircraft and onto a forklift in Alpena, Mich., Nov. 1, 2005. The wing left their home station in Port Hueneme, Calif. to participate in an a joint exercise with the 375th Airlift Wing, an active duty unit from Scott Air Force Base, Mo.

Final Push

The loadmaster and crewchief of a C-130, assigned to the 146th Tactical Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard, push the final pallet of cargo off the aircraft and onto a forklift in Alpena, Mich., Nov. 1, 2005. The wing left their home station in Port Hueneme, Calif. to participate in an a joint exercise with the 375th Airlift Wing, an active duty unit from Scott Air Force Base, Mo.

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