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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bradford Swiggett peers into the engine block of a forklift while repairing the vehicle on Ali Base, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2009. Swiggett, a vehicle mechanic assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bradford Swiggett peers into the engine block of a forklift while repairing the vehicle on Ali Base, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2009. Swiggett, a vehicle mechanic assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.

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