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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lilia Linares uses fluorescent light to inspect an aerospace ground equipment hook for cracks at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., on May 27, 2009. Linares is a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 437th Maintenance Squadron, which inspects more than 40,000 pieces of system assets a year.

Senior Airman Lilia Linares uses fluorescent light to inspect an aerospace ground equipment hook.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lilia Linares uses fluorescent light to inspect an aerospace ground equipment hook for cracks at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., on May 27, 2009. Linares is a non-destructive inspection journeyman with the 437th Maintenance Squadron, which inspects more than 40,000 pieces of system assets a year.

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