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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abraham Lagunas, an aircraft mechanic, installs a shortening clip on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Nicad battery before reconditioning it at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Sept. 3, 2008. The clips short out the battery cells to prevent electrical shock. Lagunas is an air reserve technician assigned to the 452nd Maintenance Squadron.

SHORT CLIPS

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abraham Lagunas, an aircraft mechanic, installs a shortening clip on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Nicad battery before reconditioning it at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Sept. 3, 2008. The clips short out the battery cells to prevent electrical shock. Lagunas is an air reserve technician assigned to the 452nd Maintenance Squadron.

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