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Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Fisher monitors the lifting of an MC-130 Talon II aircraft using hydraulic jacks on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 7, 2009. Fisher, a crew chief, is assigned to the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. The Talon II, from 15th Special Operations Squadron, is undergoing rigorous heat testing at Eglin’s McKinley Climatic Laboratory.

TALON MONITORING

Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Fisher monitors the lifting of an MC-130 Talon II aircraft using hydraulic jacks on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 7, 2009. Fisher, a crew chief, is assigned to the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. The Talon II, from 15th Special Operations Squadron, is undergoing rigorous heat testing at Eglin’s McKinley Climatic Laboratory.

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