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U.S. Air Force Command Master Sgt. Juan Ubinas walks the wing of a C-130 Hercules aircraft as he performs a pre-flight check prior to take off from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., on Aug. 1, 2007. Ubinas is a flight engineer with the 171st Airlift Squadron.

Command Master Sgt. Juan Ubinas walks the wing of a C-130 Hercules aircraft.

U.S. Air Force Command Master Sgt. Juan Ubinas walks the wing of a C-130 Hercules aircraft as he performs a pre-flight check prior to take off from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., on Aug. 1, 2007. Ubinas is a flight engineer with the 171st Airlift Squadron.

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