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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Villarreal inspects a pair of night vision goggles for scratches on the lenses and to ensure it has free movements during Red Flag-Alaska on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 23, 2009. Villarreal is an aviation life-support equipment technician assigned to the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Villarreal inspects a pair of night vision goggles for scratches on the lenses and to ensure it has free movements during Red Flag-Alaska on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 23, 2009. Villarreal is an aviation life-support equipment technician assigned to the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.

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