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MANAS AIR BASE, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC -- Staff Sergeant Brad Michaelson, a KC-135 crew chief deployed here with Pittsburgh's 171st Air Refueling Wing, removes the main landing gear downlock pins as he prepares the aircraft for an air refueling mission over Afghanistan, Sept. 9. Sergeant Michaelson is deployed with nearly 120 other Guardsmen and four KC-135 Stratotankers from the 171st ARW. Deployed through November, the unit is assigned to the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, which serves as the premier air mobility and refueling hub in support of military operations in Afghanistan. (Air Force photo / Maj. Damien Pickart)
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