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U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Freeman, a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft pilot, shows a school book to Chilean children while handing out the books during a community relations visit at an orphanage in Quilpue, Chile, as part of Operation Southern Partner on Oct. 31, 2008. The operation is an in-depth, two-week subject matter exchange emphasizing partnership, cooperation and sharing of information with partner nation Air Forces in South America.

Capt. Ryan Freeman shows a school book to Chilean children.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Freeman, a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft pilot, shows a school book to Chilean children while handing out the books during a community relations visit at an orphanage in Quilpue, Chile, as part of Operation Southern Partner on Oct. 31, 2008. The operation is an in-depth, two-week subject matter exchange emphasizing partnership, cooperation and sharing of information with partner nation Air Forces in South America.

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