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Crash recovery and emergency management crews survey a C-17 Globemaster III, Jan. 31, 2009, as it rests on the active runway of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, after landing Jan. 30 with its landing gear retracted. More than 120 airmen, Defense Department civilians and contractors successfully removed the crippled aircraft from the runway Feb. 2 and restored full airfield operations shortly thereafter.

CRASH RECOVERY

Crash recovery and emergency management crews survey a C-17 Globemaster III, Jan. 31, 2009, as it rests on the active runway of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, after landing Jan. 30 with its landing gear retracted. More than 120 airmen, Defense Department civilians and contractors successfully removed the crippled aircraft from the runway Feb. 2 and restored full airfield operations shortly thereafter.

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