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A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules crew chief gives the flight crew of an Iraqi Air Force C-130 Hercules a thumbs-up as they launch on a training mission from Ali Base, Iraq, on July 27, 2005. The Hercules crew chief is attached to the 777th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron.

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules crew chief gives the flight crew of an Iraqi Air Force C-130 Hercules a thumbs-up.

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules crew chief gives the flight crew of an Iraqi Air Force C-130 Hercules a thumbs-up as they launch on a training mission from Ali Base, Iraq, on July 27, 2005. The Hercules crew chief is attached to the 777th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron.

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