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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ruben Ramones stores a C-130 Hercules wheel and tire after it passed the assembly inspection on an air base in Southwest Asia, april 13, 2009. The base wheel and tire shop supports eight forward operating locations and seven different types of aircraft with a full range of services. Ramones is the wheel and tire shift lead for the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, and is deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ruben Ramones stores a C-130 Hercules wheel and tire after it passed the assembly inspection on an air base in Southwest Asia, april 13, 2009. The base wheel and tire shop supports eight forward operating locations and seven different types of aircraft with a full range of services. Ramones is the wheel and tire shift lead for the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, and is deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan.

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