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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Nye, left, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Jim McGowan, right, secure a vehicle onto a C-17 Globemaster III during exercise Patriot Hook on Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., March 14, 2013.

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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Nye, left, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Jim McGowan, right, secure a vehicle onto a C-17 Globemaster III during exercise Patriot Hook on Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., March 14, 2013.

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