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U.S. Air Force Capt. Patrick Hook performs a walk-around inspection of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft before flying a mission from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., on Aug 21, 2006. Hook is a pilot with the 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Patrick Hook performs a walk-around inspection.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Patrick Hook performs a walk-around inspection of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft before flying a mission from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., on Aug 21, 2006. Hook is a pilot with the 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing.

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