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In the shadows
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Nelson, a crew chief with the 23d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, guides an A-10C Thunderbolt II into its parking space at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., following a Red Flag training mission July 16, 2012. Temperatures reach in excess of 100 degrees in the Nevada desert, and 74th AMU maintainers are launching aircraft around the clock during the exercise. Fourteen A-10s are deployed to Nellis from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., along with more than 200 aircrew, maintainers and support personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sonny Cohrs/Released)