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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael R. Brown II checks the seal around a C-130 Hercules aircraft ramp after releasing cargo during an airdrop mission over Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2013. Brown, an aircraft loadmaster, is assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael R. Brown II checks the seal around a C-130 Hercules aircraft ramp after releasing cargo during an airdrop mission over Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2013. Brown, an aircraft loadmaster, is assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael R. Brown II checks the seal around a C-130 Hercules aircraft ramp after releasing cargo during an airdrop mission over Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2013. Brown, an aircraft loadmaster, is assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.

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