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An aircrew member from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., conducts a preflight inspection of a G-5 aircraft prior to flying Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to Ft. Campbell, Ky., from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Feb. 1, 2008.

An aircrew member conducts a preflight inspection.

An aircrew member from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., conducts a preflight inspection of a G-5 aircraft prior to flying Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to Ft. Campbell, Ky., from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Feb. 1, 2008.

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