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Posted 18 November 2009

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Photo by A1C Stephanie Rubi

A group of C-130 Hercules transports are taxied toward the runway at Nellis AFB, Nevada, on 18 November 2009, during a Mobility Air Forces Exercise, or MAFEX. The aircraft were participating in the biannual exercise, which provided realistic training for combat air forces, mobility air forces, and US Army personnel.

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