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U.S. Air Force Master Sgts. Ed McManus, left, and Troy Wilkerson, both assigned to 169th Communications Flight, South Carolina Air National Guard, set up a commercial satellite antenna at the Beaufort Public Works Facility during an emergency exercise in Beaufort, S.C., April, 17, 2008.

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgts. Ed McManus, left, and Troy Wilkerson, both assigned to 169th Communications Flight, South Carolina Air National Guard, set up a commercial satellite antenna at the Beaufort Public Works Facility during an emergency exercise in Beaufort, S.C., April, 17, 2008.

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