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U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal personnel of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group prepare a string of C-4 explosives before placing the charges around the wings of a C-130 Hercules aircraft in Baghdad, Iraq, July 7, 2008. The team is using a series of controlled detonations designed to divide the airplane into smaller pieces so it can be moved.

EXPLOSIVE STRING

U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal personnel of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group prepare a string of C-4 explosives before placing the charges around the wings of a C-130 Hercules aircraft in Baghdad, Iraq, July 7, 2008. The team is using a series of controlled detonations designed to divide the airplane into smaller pieces so it can be moved.

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