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U.S. Air Force Airman Tamara Mitchell reads with kindergartners from San Pablo Elementary School in Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 9, 2010. Mitchell is an aviation structural mechanic assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 40, which has an ongoing partnership with the school and participates in more than 30 events throughout the year.

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U.S. Air Force Airman Tamara Mitchell reads with kindergartners from San Pablo Elementary School in Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 9, 2010. Mitchell is an aviation structural mechanic assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 40, which has an ongoing partnership with the school and participates in more than 30 events throughout the year.

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