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A U.S. Air Force crew chief directs the pilot of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft into position on the parking ramp during exercise Eagle Flag 07-01 at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, N.J., on Oct. 18, 2006. Eagle Flag is an annual exercise designed to prepare military members for the rigors of combat in a deployed environment.

A U.S. Air Force crew chief directs the pilot of a C-17 Globemaster III.

A U.S. Air Force crew chief directs the pilot of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft into position on the parking ramp during exercise Eagle Flag 07-01 at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, N.J., on Oct. 18, 2006. Eagle Flag is an annual exercise designed to prepare military members for the rigors of combat in a deployed environment.

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