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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michele Atencio, with the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, loads a bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on April 9, 2010.

Senior Airman Michele Atencio loads a bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michele Atencio, with the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, loads a bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on April 9, 2010.

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