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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kimberly Nickerson performs preflight inspections, cleaning and maintenance on an F-15 Strike Eagle aircraft during an operational readiness inspection at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., on June 13, 2006. Nickerson is assigned as a crew chief with the 142nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

Staff Sgt. Kimberly Nickerson performs preflight inspections, cleaning and maintenance.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kimberly Nickerson performs preflight inspections, cleaning and maintenance on an F-15 Strike Eagle aircraft during an operational readiness inspection at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., on June 13, 2006. Nickerson is assigned as a crew chief with the 142nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

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