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The McChord Field Fitness Center parking lot is cleared following a winter storm which accumulated more than nine inches of snow Jan. 20, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Drivers travel safely and slowly down Fairway Road which remains covered with debris after McChord Field experienced a winter storm which accumulated more than nine inches of snow Jan. 20, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Airmen assigned to the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron work to clear roads after McChord Field experienced a winter storm which accumulated more than nine inches of snow Jan. 20, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Lincoln Blvd. remains closed after McChord Field experienced a winter storm which knocked out power and caused falling ice from buildings and power lines Jan. 20, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Non-essential mission personnel have not reported to work for three straight days due to hazardous conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Madrona Road, close to the McChord Dental and Medical Clinics, remains covered with fallen branches after the installation experienced a winter storm which accumulated more than nine inches of snow Jan. 20, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The storm has left more than 300,000 residents throughout the Puget Sound area without power. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs sit on the McChord Field flightline Jan. 20, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The flightline remains covered in snow after the installation experienced a winter storm which accumulated more than nine inches of snow. One mission departed McChord Field over the last 48 hours and seven were cancelled. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Colonel Joe Jackson Blvd. remains closed after McChord Field experienced a winter storm which accumulated more than nine inches of snow Jan. 20, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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The C-17 Globemaster III statue outside of building 100 sits encased in a tomb of snow and ice Jan. 20, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. McChord Field experienced a winter storm which accumulated more than nine inches of snow and caused massive power outages across the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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62nd AMXS flying crew chiefs keep the mission moving 24/7, 365

Staff Sgt. Robert Tingle, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance flying crew chief, stands near a McChord Field C-17 Globemaster III during an Operation Deep Freeze mission to Antarctica July 13, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Tingle)

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62nd AMXS flying crew chiefs keep the mission moving 24/7, 365

Staff Sgt. Robert Tingle, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance flying crew chief, conducts a review of an electronic checklist before taking off during a mission Sept. 10, 2009. The responsibility of a flying crew chief, or FCC, is to travel with cargo airlift to locations that do not have maintenance capabilities. Averages of 20 missions per week are split between the 62nd AW’s 47 certified FCCs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Tingle)

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Aircrew flight equipment

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Aircrew flight equipment

Airman 1st Class Christian Hill, 62nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, installs sail protectors onto life preservers Jan. 11, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The equipment prevents the life vests from inflating without warning. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Airmen assigned to the 62nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment flight prepare equipment to be loaded rigged into parachutes Jan. 11, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The flight is responsible for tasks such as rigging parachutes, packing life rafts and ensuring all emergency equipment is current. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Airman 1st Class David Prylo, 62nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, prepares equipment to be loaded rigged into a parachute Jan. 11, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. As part of the 62nd OSS, the aircrew flight equipment flight is responsible for maximizing each aircrew member's performance while protecting and sustaining human life during flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Airman 1st Class Anthony Carvalho, right, and Senior Airman Ryan Karcher, both 62nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians, prepare ML-4 packs Jan. 11, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. These packs are one-man life rafts which attach to parachutes and are used in case of aircrew emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Senior Airman David Pondel, left, and Staff Sgt. Daniel Sifrar, both 62nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians, rig parachutes as part of their daily tasks Jan. 11, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. As part of the 62nd OSS, the aircrew flight equipment flight is responsible for maximizing each aircrew member's performance by ensuring all products are current and safe when used to protect and sustain human life during flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Professionals of the Week

(U.S. Air Force graphic/Adamarie Lewis-Page)

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Professionals of the Week

(U.S. Air Force graphic/Adamarie Lewis-Page)

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Family, friends welcome 4th AS home

Nathan Cline awaits the return of his father, Lt. Col. Ira Cline, as the 4th Airlift Squadron returned Jan. 4, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. During their deployment, the C-17 squadron flew 951 sorties, equaling more than 3,056 hours, moving more than 50,328 passengers and delivering more than 29.9 million pounds of combat sustainment cargo for U.S. military forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and operations in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Oshawn Jefferson)

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Airman Leadership School

Congratulations to the Airmen who graduated Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School Dec. 15 at McChord Field, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Frances Kriss)

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