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Air Force Staff Sgt. Jon Homan performs an external maintenance inspection on the tail rotor of a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., before taking off for a mission to Gila Bend, Ariz., on July 25, 2006. Homan is a flight engineer from the 305th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jon Homan performs an external maintenance inspection on the tail rotor of a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jon Homan performs an external maintenance inspection on the tail rotor of a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., before taking off for a mission to Gila Bend, Ariz., on July 25, 2006. Homan is a flight engineer from the 305th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan.

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