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A U.S. Air Force airman guides cargo onto a loader from a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, June 24, 2008. A quick downloading of all cargo and passengers allows the aircraft to spend the least amount of time on the ground. The airman is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron.

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A U.S. Air Force airman guides cargo onto a loader from a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, June 24, 2008. A quick downloading of all cargo and passengers allows the aircraft to spend the least amount of time on the ground. The airman is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron.

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