Minnesota and Illinois Air National Guardsmen prepare an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for takeoff at Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Camp Douglas, Wis., July 18, 2013, during Patriot 13. The Patriot exercise is a domestic operations scena

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Minnesota and Illinois Air National Guardsmen prepare an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for takeoff at Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Camp Douglas, Wis., July 18, 2013, during Patriot 13. The Patriot exercise is a domestic operations scenario to assess the National Guard's ability to assist state and local agencies in response to multiple emergencies.

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