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Images capturing military personnel interacting, preparing for flights, and engaging in activities on aircraft carriers and naval bases, showcasing camaraderie and operations.

DN-ST-89-10345. Base: Kherson Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

DF-ST-88-05168. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970223-F-8748C-006. Complete Scene Caption: United States Ambassador to Mali David Rawson (middle) and Captain Berry J. Duplantis (left) from the 3rd Special Forces Group, 1ST Battalion out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, look on at Bamako/Senou Airport in Mali, as United States Air Force and Army personnel load Mali Army personnel and equipment onto United States Air Force C-130E Hercules airplane. The personnel and equipment will be transported to Roberts International Airport in Liberia for a six month deployment in support of Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the regions ongoing peacekeeping mission. Most of the inbound West African forces will come from the country of Mali, with the Ivory Coast and Ghana also expected to contribute troops. Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Base: Bamako-Senou Airport Coun

DF-ST-88-03416. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

970630-N-4724B-001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Field Hospital

A staff sergeant calls in the location of a disabled tractor-trailer that had to drop out of a convoy during Operation CROCODILE, a training exercise for medical, decontamination and chemical reaction team personnel. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Major John C. Anderson, Commander of the Koon-Ni bombing range, displays two homemade gasoline bombs, a protest sign and other items left behind by civilian protestors who had attempted to disrupt activities held at the range as part of the joint South Korean/United States exercise TEAM SPIRIT '89. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

SGT Chris O'Keefe demonstrates a point as she briefs Cadet Alvin Holland on the T-4 navigation trainer. O'Keefe is a member of the 50th Airmanship Training Squadron. Base: USAF Academy, Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ABC News reporter Sylvia Chase prepares to fly in the backseat of an F-15B Eagle aircraft during the joint Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1. Chase and a film crew are at the base to gather information for an upcoming "20/20" segment on the defense of Japan. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

DN-ST-90-03770. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, left, holds a child as LT. Ronald Buckley listens to the child's heart in a medical tent set up on the outskirts of the city. Alva and Buckley are Navy medical personnel attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24), which is providing services for Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A corporal and a sailor in blue workpack with life jacket on board a sloop.

Marine officer candidates perform calisthenics as part of their daily physical training while attending the Officer Candidate School, Marine Corps Development and Education Command. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A security policeman maneuvers under barbed wire on a very muddy portion of the obstacle course during Exercise Volant Rodeo '84. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '84 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAJ Clark Burtch from the 2nd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, during a preflight briefing point out on a map the area his flight of F-15 Eagles will patrol. The F-15 Eagles joined other Air Force, Navy and Marine fighters participating in the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Albuquerque State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A sailor takes advantage of the opportunity to make a free, long-distance phone call while visiting the decommissioned anti-submarine aircraft carrier INTREPID (CVS 11), now a museum, during Navy Fleet Week activities. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self Defense Force personnel discuss F-15 Eagle aircraft ground support requirements during exercise Cope North '81. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '81 Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)

A seaman recruit undergoes basic training aboard the training destroyer escort USS RECRUIT (TDE 1) at the Naval Training Center. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A nurse aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) leads a training session in support of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

A member of the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing says goodbye to a loved one as he prepares to deploy to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Royal Jordanian Air Force 2LT Mohammed Hameid prepares a flight plan and discusses maneuvers with instructor CPT Bill Silvestri prior to flying a training mission in a T-37 aircraft. Base: Williams Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An officer is reunited with her husband following her arrival in Norfolk aboard a U.S. Navy ship. Both the oiler USS PLATTE (AO-186) and the destroyer tender USS PUGET SOUND (AD-38) have returned from the Persian Gulf area where they were deployed during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Protestors wearing Nazi Armbands during protest against U.S. President Jimmy Carter agreeing to transfer control of Panama Canal from the U.S. to Panama at the end of 20th Century, Washington, D.C., USA, Warren K. Leffler, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, September 7, 1977

A close-up view of COL. Mark Smith, chief of Strategic Air Command's Information Systems Implementation Division at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., and former commander, 1957th Information Systems Group. Country: Unknown

DN-SN-85-06354. Base: USS Midway (CV 41) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

DF-ST-87-06800. Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

An aviation ordnanceman from Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) describes a problem to a squadron maintenance chief petty officer as post-flight maintenance is conducted aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Army Major General Broadbury inspects the area during Exercise Brim Frost '81. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Clear Creek State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A British tank crew is prepared for any action at a road check during the exercise. The exercise is designed to employ the rapid deployment and use of multinational maritime, air and land forces as a military response. Over 22,000 personnel from NATO nations, France and Spain are taking part in the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: STRONG RESOLVE 95 Base: Surnadal Fjord Country: Norway (NOR)

Four VIPs stand at the end of a pre-fabricated Bailey bridge built by US Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 41st Engineering Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. The bridge was dedicated the Sean Devereaux Bridge in memory of the UNICEF worker who died while working to feed thousands of starving people in the southern region of Somalia. Second from the left is US Army MGEN Steven Arnold, Commander, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Standing at the far right is Special Envoy to Somalia, Ambassador Robert Oakley. The two gentlemen, far left and third from the left are unidentifiable. The bridge was built in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Sean Devereaux Bridge Country: Somalia (SOM)

DONALD SUTHERLAND in KELLY'S HEROES (1970).

DN-ST-86-07183. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of Mobile Diving Salvage Unit 1 is helped with his diving suit before making a dive. Salvage Unit 1 is participating in the joint Navy/Park Service project SeaMark, a surveying and charting effort to assess submerged cultural resources in the Pacific. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney greets a Saudi Arabian military officer as he prepares to depart from the area after attending a meeting regarding the Allied military coalition during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

DA-ST-87-00631. Base: West Point State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of several news organizations crowd together as they document the departure of President George Bush and his party for the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4). The president is paying Thanksgiving Day visits to U.S. military personnel deployed to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

Members of the 332nd Fighter Group attending a briefing in Ramitelli, Italy, March, 1945, African-Americans

U.S. Navy chief petty officers host Russian navy chief petty officers at a reception aboard the destroyer USS DEYO (DD-989) during exercise BALTOPS '93. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise. DEYO is serving as flagship for the exercise commander. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Country: Baltic Sea

Portrait of a firefighter with axe

The Secretary of Defense, the Honorable William J. Perry, and the Commander of IFOR, Admiral Leighton Smith, just after the promotion of Colonel Voneree Deloatch, commanding officer of the Civil Military Cooperation Detachment (CIMIC), to Brigadier General at the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps Headquarters in the Sarajevo suburb of Ilidza. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Air Force Instruction and Military Training School (Limos) in Nijmegen.Excersion.

Sailors stand by beside their firefighting equipment on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) during a general quarters drill. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Marine Corps Logistics Base. Lieutenant General (LGEN) H. A. Hatch, Deputy CHIEF of STAFF for Installations and Logistics, Headquarters Marine Corps, and Major General R. A. Shaffer, Base Commander, observe the Marine Corps Logistics Base Drum and Bugle Corps at morning colors. LGEN Hatch is making a two-day visit to the base. Base: Marine Corps Logis Base, Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

COL. Russell W. Fitch Jr., commanding officer of the 305th Air Refueling Wing, discusses how the wing handles the requirement to support Operation Desert Shield in the Middle East while at the same time meeting operational and personnel commitments at home. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York(NY) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Damage Controlman Second Class (DC2) Lester Wilson of the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), based out of St. Petersburg, Florida, instructs crew members of the Spruance class destroyer USS CONOLLY (DD-979) on the fantail of the ship in the proper procedures to use in during an actual boarding. The CONOLLY and other U.S. ships are conducting Operation Support Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Caribbean Sea

DN-ST-89-10332. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

Historical reenactment of the Battle of Manassas, marking the beginning of the Civil War, Virginia

SRA Dayne Padgett wears a Russian Special Forces uniform with the rank of Captain, during training at the Warrior Preparation Center. Base: Einsiedlerhof Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

DF-ST-87-03341. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR (1988), directed by ROBERT REDFORD.

A Honduran soldier receives an inoculation during the joint US/Honduras training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). Medics from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are conducting the training. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

An informal portrait of 41 year old Cloda "Charlie" Kelley, a former U.S. Navy Corpsman, working in the engine room of the Military Sealift Command prepostioning ship PVT. FRANKLIN J. PHILLIPS (T-AK-3013). Charlie served five years in the U.S. Navy before shipping over to the U.S. Merchant Marine Service. Country: Somalia (SOM)

Vietnam disabled veteran at the Vietnam Memorial, 'Weeping Wall', Washington, DC

DN-ST-88-07493. Base: USS Simpson (FFG 56)

World War II Re-enactment, Reading, PA

Chinese navy cadets, during the Cultural Revolution. China 1967

A Marine officer candidate watches his step as he walks across a log at the obstacle course. This physical training takes place at the Basic School for Marine officers at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. Charles D. Rice enjoys a cigar after his release from a prisoner of war camp. Base: Hanoi Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

DN-ST-89-10848. Base: Naval Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Fire fighter after fighting a blaze. Other variations. Model released.

Medium shot, front view, AIRMAN First Class Arlan Aurther (left) and Micheal Twinning of the 48th Security Forces Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, proudly wear the Air Force blue uniform. Air Force bases in Europe are changing local uniform policies in be in line with United State Air Forces in Europe headquarters uniform policies. Headquarters USAFE is located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-06164 or search 000816-F-4177H-006). Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Recruits are instructed in firefighting procedures during basic training at the Naval Training Center. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mister Art Pope, a reenactor playing the roll of General George Patton, "reviews the troops" prior to an Aviano Air Base, Italy July 4th celebration concert featuring the Bellamy Brothers. Standing in formation, right to left, from the 31st Communications Squadron of Aviano AB, Italy are, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mitchell E. Fuqua, SENIOR AIRMAN Staci Clapper, SSGT Durward A. Till, III. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

On May 1, 1967, Chairman Mao and Vice Chairman Lin Biao, celebrate the May 1st International Labour Day, with the capital's military and civilians in Beijing. Lin Biao (1907 - 1971). Lin became instrumental in creating the foundations for Mao Zedong's cult of personality, and was rewarded in the Cultural Revolution by being named Mao's designated successor. Lin died on September 13, 1971. The exact events of this "Lin Biao incident" have been a source of speculation ever since. The Chinese government's official explanation is that Lin and his family attempted to flee following a botched coup against Mao.

Co-pilot LT Gregory Gibson, of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14), adjusts his harness while performing a pre-flight inspection on his MD-53E Sea Dragon helicopter. Today's mission involves deploying a Mark 105 electro-magnetic influencing device in the waters off Atlantic Beach, N.C., as part of exercise Ocean Venture '92. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-89-02637. Subject Operation/Series: WEST WIND 88 Base: USS Forrestal (CV 59) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

S78-33689 (1978) ASCAN WATER SURVIVAL SCHOOL TRAINING VIEW 1978. Several new astronaut trainees are seen prior to a training exercise at the water survival school in Florida attended by 16 of the candidates. From far left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Steven A. Hawley, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Ronald E. McNair and Rhea Seddon. The overall program, held at Homestead Air Force Base, was designed to prepare the trainees for proper measures to take in the event of ejection from an aircraft over water. NASA Photograph.

Linehandlers aboard the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS LA JOLLA (SSN-701) wear sneakers for better traction on the rough-coated upper hull. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

980923-M-3740T-018. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anti-Riot Police

An informal portrait of Commander Ray Ramirez, Hispanic weapons officer of Naval Air Station North Island, in front of his office. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Military Police School instructor shows a policewoman how to use radar speed detection equipment. Base: Fort Mcclellan State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-90-01989. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-85-04074. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: Port Suez Country: Egypt (EGY)

A photographer's mate/diver videotapes a member of a Navy sea-air-land (SEAL) team as he emerges from a hatch in the forward hull of the submerged nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS WOODROW WILSON (SSBN 624). The cameraman is videotaping the SEAL team members as they take part in lock-out procedures off the coast of Puerto Rico.. Country: Atlantic Ocean(AOC)

Former POW and U.S. Air Force CPT Kevin Joseph McManus talks to the press after his arrival from Clark Air Base, Philippines. CPT McManus was captured on 14 Jun 67 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

With the help of U.S. Marine Lance CPL. Sabata Mixon, Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jennifer Brown uses the rivet gun to attach a DMPITS (Deployable Mass Population Identification and Tracking System.) bracelet to a Cuban migrant. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Camp Buckley State: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

DF-ST-88-06783. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-03166. Base: Nav Ordnance Station Indian Head State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

WILLEM DAFOE in PLATOON (1986), directed by OLIVER STONE.

A U.S. Army military policewoman acts as an interrogator at a "prisoner-of-war" camp. Country: Unknown

Sgt. Susan M. Cline, 833rd Security Police Squadron, combat arms training and maintenance specialist, points out score placement on a target. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Navy Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) (BUD/S) trainees struggle in a mud pit during a "hell week" exercise. Phase I of BUD/S training concludes with "hell week," when students' physical, emotional and mental abilities are tested under adverse conditions. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Nascar driver Michael Waltrip walks through Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard members as the drivers were announced before the MBNA 400 Winston Series race held at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, on September 24, 2000. Base: Dover State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-02132. Base: USS Missouri (BB 63)

A forklift operator unloads crates of hospital supplies during Operation Provide Hope III relief efforts. The U.S. Army's 7th Medical Command is coordinating distribution of the supplies. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE HOPE III Base: Bishkek Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)

STS-32 crewmembers use water hoses during fire fighting exercises at JSC's Fire Training Pit across from the Gilruth Center Bldg 207. Mission Specialist (MS) G. David Low with nozzle open directs water into the fire as fire/ security personnel coaches and instructs him on his attempt to extinguish the blaze. MS Bonnie J. Dunbar maneuvers the hose behind Low. A second group of crewmembers alongside Low and Dunbar, MS Marsha S. Ivins, holding hose nozzle, Commander Daniel C. Brandenstein, and Pilot James D. Wetherbee position themselves before opening hose nozzle.

Air crews are briefed on an upcoming mission during joint US Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Exercise COPE NORTH. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)

CHUCK NORRIS in MISSING IN ACTION 2: THE BEGINNING (1985), directed by LANCE HOOL.

Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Stanley K. Jordan, left, and GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Matthew Groenewold, both members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44), stand guard on the fantail of the Turkish freighter Rize K. during an inspection of the vessel. The Rize K is the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT, circling in the background, is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

A Kurdish guard armed with an AK-47 provides security at the airport in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

MASTER CHIEF Quartermaster (GMCM) Dervin of the Fleet Training Group. Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Sergeant Sylvester Knox models a tank crewman's helmet. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-07243. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team with some of the people attending the Open House Air Show. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An air crewman from the 43rd Bombardment Wing stands by during exercise Proud Shield '87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition. Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '87 Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040629-F-9049N-103. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A sailor speaks to a local Boy Scout group touring the guided missile frigate USS DOYLE (FFG-39) during exercise BALTOPS '93. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise. DEYO is serving as flagship for the exercise commander. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Base: Klaipeda Country: Lithuania (LTU)

GENE HACKMAN in UNCOMMON VALOR (1983), directed by TED KOTCHEFF.

US Air Force AIRMAN Michelle L. Sonier from the Security Police Squadron, 36th Air Base Wing, takes a break during guard duty at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of Operation PACIFIC HAVEN. The operation, a joint humanitarian effort conducted by the US military, entails the evacuation of approximately 2,400 Kurds (not shown) from northern Iraq to avoid retaliation from Iraq for working with the US government and international humanitarian agencies. The Kurds will be housed at Andersen AFB, while they go through the immigration process for residence in the United States. Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC HAVEN Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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