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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Goenner, a crew chief with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a preflight inspection while standing on the fuselage of an RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft at a location in Southwest Asia prior to a combat mission on Feb. 12, 2010.

Staff Sgt. Michael Goenner performs a preflight inspection on an RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Goenner, a crew chief with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a preflight inspection while standing on the fuselage of an RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft at a location in Southwest Asia prior to a combat mission on Feb. 12, 2010.

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