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U.S. Air Force Airmen and the aircrew of a C-5 Galaxy reconfigure the aircraft in preparation for a helicopter load on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, June 8, 2009. The airmen are assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. The C-5 Galaxy has been part of the U.S. Air Force inventory since 1969 and is one of the largest military aircraft in the world.

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U.S. Air Force Airmen and the aircrew of a C-5 Galaxy reconfigure the aircraft in preparation for a helicopter load on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, June 8, 2009. The airmen are assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. The C-5 Galaxy has been part of the U.S. Air Force inventory since 1969 and is one of the largest military aircraft in the world.

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