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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephen Held takes a break under an aircraft to hide from the snow during an exercise on the flight line at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Nov. 21, 2010. Held, a crew chief, is assigned to the 391st Fighter Squadron.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephen Held takes a break under an aircraft to hide from the snow during an exercise on the flight line at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Nov. 21, 2010. Held, a crew chief, is assigned to the 391st Fighter Squadron.

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