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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michelle Bates, from the Civil Engineering Squadron, qualifies on the M-4 Carbine at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 30, 2009.

Staff Sgt. Michelle Bates qualifies on the M-4 Carbine.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michelle Bates, from the Civil Engineering Squadron, qualifies on the M-4 Carbine at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 30, 2009.

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