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Air Force Master Sgt. Tracey Shook is bathed in the heat from the jet engine of an F-16 Fighting Falcon as he prepares to launch the aircraft from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., on Jan. 13, 2006. Shook is attached to the 77th Aircraft Maintenance Unit.

Air Force Master Sgt. Tracey Shook is bathed in the heat from the jet engine of an F-16.

Air Force Master Sgt. Tracey Shook is bathed in the heat from the jet engine of an F-16 Fighting Falcon as he prepares to launch the aircraft from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., on Jan. 13, 2006. Shook is attached to the 77th Aircraft Maintenance Unit.

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