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Yokota Air Base, Japan (AFPN)- (Left to right), Airman Alicia Guenther, Airmen First Class Raphael Jacobs, and Nicholas Caines, all maintenance personnel from the 30th Airlift Squadron scrubs dirt off a C-9 aircraft during it's quarterly wash here. They use paint safe detergent to wash the aircraft which also prevents corrosion. The 30th AS is responsible for the rapid movement of casualities and personnel within the western Pacific theater during time of war.  Readiness for the mission is validated during peacetime through continuous training and equipment readiness required for routine and emergency aeromedical airlift. (Photo by: MSgt Val Gempis)

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US Air Force
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C-9
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