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A U.S. Air Force crew chief prepares an F-15 Eagle aircraft on Kadena Air Base in Japan, Sept. 8, 2010, before its departure to support Valiant Shield. More than 600 people deployed from the base to participate in the biannual joint training exercise in Guam. The chief is assigned to the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit.

KADENA EAGLE

A U.S. Air Force crew chief prepares an F-15 Eagle aircraft on Kadena Air Base in Japan, Sept. 8, 2010, before its departure to support Valiant Shield. More than 600 people deployed from the base to participate in the biannual joint training exercise in Guam. The chief is assigned to the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit.

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