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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and its maintenance personnel are silhouetted by the morning sun as they prepare for a morning mission at Phelps-Collins Air National Guard Base in Alpena, Mich., on Oct. 21, 2004.

A C-17 Globemaster III and its maintenance personnel are silhouetted by the morning sun.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and its maintenance personnel are silhouetted by the morning sun as they prepare for a morning mission at Phelps-Collins Air National Guard Base in Alpena, Mich., on Oct. 21, 2004.

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