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Air Force Staff Sgt. James Rippy loads a MK-82 bomb on an A-10 Thunderbolt II during the 51st Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, on April 8, 2005. Rippy is attached to the 25th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 51st Fighter Wing.

Air Force Staff Sgt. James Rippy loads a MK-82 bomb on an A-10 Thunderbolt II.

Air Force Staff Sgt. James Rippy loads a MK-82 bomb on an A-10 Thunderbolt II during the 51st Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, on April 8, 2005. Rippy is attached to the 25th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 51st Fighter Wing.

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