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Two airmen guide a piece of equipment out of a workshop.

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Caleb Bowman, left, and Air Force Airman 1st Class Chance Wedgeworth, both electronic warfare technicians assigned to the 52nd Maintenance Squadron, push an AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod out of their workshop before loading it into a shipping container at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 3, 2022. The ALQ-131 pod detects and identifies any threats that may arise while aircraft safeguard the integrity of NATO airspace.

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