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Randy Cherland, a metals technician with the U.S. Air Force 57th Components Maintenance Squadron, uses a purge chamber to weld a jet engine augmenter nozzle support on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 16, 2009.

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Randy Cherland, a metals technician with the U.S. Air Force 57th Components Maintenance Squadron, uses a purge chamber to weld a jet engine augmenter nozzle support on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 16, 2009.

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