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Blade Beginning

Left,Staff Sgt. Sean Acrea and Airman 1st Class Chirs Basile, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, install a new propeller blade into a C-130H Hercules hub assembly, Dec. 15, 2009, in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Acrea and Airman Basile work in a centralized repair facility to refurbish and repair C-130 propeller assemblies for aircraft operating throughout Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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Blade Beginning

Staff Sgt. Sean Acrea, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, installs a new propeller blade into a C-130H Hercules hub assembly, Dec. 15, 2009, in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Acrea works in a centralized repair facility to refurbish and repair C-130 propeller assemblies for aircraft operating throughout Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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Blade Beginning

Left, Staff Sgt. Sean Acrea and Airman 1st Class Chirs Basile, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, install a new propeller blade into a C-130H Hercules hub assembly, Dec. 15, 2009, in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Acrea and Airman Basile work in a centralized repair facility to refurbish and repair C-130 propeller assemblies for aircraft operating throughout Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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Prop Shop

Published Dec. 17, 2009