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Independence Day Celebration

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - Army Staff Sergeant Ronald Ayers makes for tough competition while "Raising the Bar" during The Strong Man Competition, here July 4. SSgt Ayers, originally from Chicago, Illinois, is attached to the Las Vegas National Guard.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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Independence Day Celebration

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - Senior Airman Josh Berge, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, hurriedly carries weights to the finish line during The Strong Man Competition, here July 4. SrA Berge is a Helicopter Mechanic stationed out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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Independence Day Celebration

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - Master Sergeant Robert Smith, 193rd Joint Special Operations, attempts to knock down all of the bottles during the Fourth of July Celebration, here. MSgt Smith hails from Camp Hill, Pa., and is attached to the Pennsylvania Air Guard.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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Strongman competition on Independence Day

Published July 5, 2009