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Senior Airman Alexander Ahlstrom, a crew chief from Spandahlem Air Base, Germany, prepares the interior of an A-10 Thunderbolt II for flight Nov. 7 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.

PREPPING FOR FLIGHT

Senior Airman Alexander Ahlstrom, a crew chief from Spandahlem Air Base, Germany, prepares the interior of an A-10 Thunderbolt II for flight Nov. 7 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.

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