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U.S. Air Force airmen prepare an EC-130H Compass Call aircraft for its final departure from an air base in Southwest Asia, Aug. 29, 2010. The plane's unit, the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, is moving to another base in the Middle East.

LAST CALL

U.S. Air Force airmen prepare an EC-130H Compass Call aircraft for its final departure from an air base in Southwest Asia, Aug. 29, 2010. The plane's unit, the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, is moving to another base in the Middle East.

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