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Airmen brandishing a 'Keen Sword'

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Ricardo Santiago, (foreground) and Master Sgt. Robin Baird conduct a pre-flight check of their C-130 Hercules before a cargo airdrop mission during exercise Keen Sword 2005 here Nov 11. Sergeant Santiago is a crew chief and Sergeant Baird is a loadmaster. Both are assigned to the base's 36th Airlift Squadron. Some of the exercise events and objectives include dissimilar aircraft training, noncombatant evacuation operations, base security and force protection, search and rescue, and close-air support. The exercise is being conducted at U.S. and Japanese military bases throughout Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

PHOTO BY: Master Sgt. Val Gempis
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