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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits idle on the flightline on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014, before a mission to airlift mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicles out of Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom retrograde operations.

AIRLIFT MISSION

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits idle on the flightline on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014, before a mission to airlift mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicles out of Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom retrograde operations.

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