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Col. Craig Gaddis takes command of the 62nd Maintenance Group June 14, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Truskowski)

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First remarks

Col. Craig Gaddis, 62nd Maintenance Group commander, speaks for the first time as the new leader of the 62nd MXG, June 14, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Gaddis previously served as the Joint Staff Distribution Division deputy chief at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Truskowski)

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First salute

Airmen of the 62nd Maintenance Group salute their new commander for the first time during a change of command ceremony June 14, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Col. Craig Gaddis took command of the 62nd MXG from Col. Thomas Jackson, who will retire after 26 years of honorable service in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Truskowski)

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Salute

Airmen of the 62nd Maintenance Group salute their new commander during a change of command ceremony June 14, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Col. Craig Gaddis is the new commander of the 62nd MXG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Truskowski)

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New leader

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Flare inspection

Airman 1st Class Dewayne Kerr (front), 62nd Maintenance Squadron munitions crewmember, and Airman 1st Class Brandon Young (rear), 62nd MXS munitions crewmember, inspects the expiration dates of MJU-62 infrared countermeasure flares, June 10, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.The 62nd MXS munitions flight builds and tracks the service life and serviceability of more than $20,000 of operational countermeasures each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Unpacking flares

Staff Sgt. Robert White, 62nd Maintenance Squadron munitions crew chief, removes a cover plate from a flare canister prior to inspection, June 10, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. When handling flares, munitions Airmen have to be properly grounded to avoid creating static electricity that could cause flares to ignite. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Flare inspection

Airman 1st Class Dewayne Kerr (left), 62nd Maintenance Squadron munitions crewmember, and Staff Sgt. Robert White (right), 62nd MXS munitions crew chief, unpack and inspect flare expiration dates, June 10, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Flares have a service life of one year before they are decommissioned for training purposes only. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Unloading ammo

Staff Sgt. Tyson Meendering, 62nd Maintenance Squadron munitions storage crew chief, uses a pallet jack to transport a pallet of small arms munitions to a temporary storage area, June 10, 2013, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 62nd MXS munitions flight operates the largest munitions storage area in Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Unloading ammo

Airman 1st Class Forest Fender, 62nd Maintenance Squadron munitions crewmember, transports a pallet of small arms munitions to a temporary storage facility, while preparing a redistribution order for shipment, June 10, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 62nd MXS munitions flight is responsible for supplying munitions to the 627th Security Forces Squadron, 627th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team and other base agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Transporting ammo

Staff Sgt. Tyson Meendering, 62nd Maintenance Squadron munitions storage crew chief, directs Airman 1st Class Forest Fender, 62nd MXS munitions crewmember, as he prepares to unload a pallet of small arms munitions from a truck, June 10, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 62nd MXS munitions flight provides munitions maintenance, inspection, storage, shipping and accountability for more than 1,700 munitions valued at more than $20 million. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Restoring history

Master Sgt. (ret.) Richard King blocks the exhaust of a SA-10 Catalina to help waterproof the engines, May 18, 2010 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. King worked as a supply troop in the Air Force for 25 years. This aircraft is representative of the SA-10 Catalina rescue airplane that was stationed at McChord Field as part of the 43rd Air Rescue Squadron in the late forties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Preserving a legacy

Alice Jackson drills holes in an engine plate for the SA-10 Catalina May 18, 2010 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Mrs. Jackson's husband was a World War II combat veteran, and also flew as a gunner in a SA-10. She volunteered at museum as part of the SA-10 crew for more than three years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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25 years of restoration

The restoration of the SA-10 Catalina took more than 30,000 man-hours to complete. Volunteers had to repair, remanufacture and refabricate nearly every section of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Before and after

For more than 25 years, volunteers from the McChord Air Museum worked to restore the SA-10 Catalina. The SA-10, also known as the PBY, crashed in Wisconsin in 1983. It was delivered to the museum here in December 1987 and completed November 2012. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Professional of the Week

Airman 1st Class Chad Sebok (U.S. Air Force graphic/Adamarie Lewis-Page)

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First pitch

The son of Staff Sgt. Shane Richardson, 62nd Maintenance Squadron NCO in charge of munitions control, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., throws the first pitch June 9, 2013 at the Tacoma Rainier’s Salute to Armed Forces game in Tacoma, Wash. Richardson coaches baseball for his son at the McChord Field Youth Center in JBLM. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Jacob Jimenez)

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National anthem salute

U.S. Army and Air Force servicemembers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., salute as the national anthem is played June 9, 2013 at the Tacoma Rainiers Salute to Armed Forces game in Tacoma, Wash. The game honored U.S. servicemembers serving around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Jacob Jimenez)

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Salute

Senior Airman Mathew Laursen (center left), 22nd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, and Capt. Jack Ambridge (center right), 22nd STS special tactics officer, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., salute as the national anthem is played June 9, 2013 at the Tacoma Rainiers Salute to Armed Forces game in Tacoma, Wash. Tacoma Rainers players wore camouflage-patterned jerseys to honor men and woman serving in the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Jacob Jimenez)

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Military pitch

Personnel representing each branch of the military throw the first pitch June 9, 2013 at the Tacoma Rainiers Salute Armed Forces game in Tacoma, Wash. Command Chief Master Sgt. Gordon Drake, 62nd Airlift Wing command chief, took part to represent the Air Force and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Jacob Jimenez)

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