Crash recovery and emergency management crews survey a C-17 Globemaster as it rests on Bagram Air Field's active runway Jan. 31 after landing with its landing gear still up. More than 120 Airmen, Defense Department civilians and contractors successfully removed the crippled aircraft from the runway Feb. 2 and restored full air operations shortly thereafter. The "belly up," or no landing gear, recovery effort that began here Jan. 30 was the first time in the airframe's 16-year Air Force history. ( Air Force photo)

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