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U.S. Air Force airmen extinguish a flare up below an aircraft's wing during a training exercise at the Woensdrecht Firefighting Training Facility in the Netherlands, April 3, 2009. The airmen are assigned to the 309th Airlift Squadron from Chievres Air Base, Belgium.

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U.S. Air Force airmen extinguish a flare up below an aircraft's wing during a training exercise at the Woensdrecht Firefighting Training Facility in the Netherlands, April 3, 2009. The airmen are assigned to the 309th Airlift Squadron from Chievres Air Base, Belgium.

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