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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Torres checks the engine oil while conducting a post-flight check on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on June 18, 2012. Torres is a crew chief with the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Torres checks the engine oil on an A-10 Thunderbolt II

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Torres checks the engine oil while conducting a post-flight check on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on June 18, 2012. Torres is a crew chief with the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

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