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Under Pressure

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Staff Sergeant Michael Richardson, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, physiological support technician, reviews a technical order prior to operating a test stand July 29. Sergeant Richardson is deployed from Beale Air Force base, Calif., and hails from Los Angeles, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr.)

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Under Pressure

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Staff Sergeant Michael Richardson, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, places a C-Kit into the charging stand July 29. Sergeant Richardson maintains life support equipment for the pilots of the 99th ERS and is deployed from Beale Air Force base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr.)

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Under Pressure

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Staff Sergeant Michael Richardson, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, physiological support technician, monitors pressure indications while charging equipment up to 2000 pounds per square inch July 29. Sergeant Richardson maintains life support equipment for the pilots of the 99th ERS. (U.S. Air Force photo Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr.)

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Under Pressure

Published July 29, 2009