Capt. Christopher Dykes selects a pair of hazard-proof boots during equipment distribution at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 4, 2012. The Transit Center's Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center is where Airmen and Air Force civilians deploying to Afghanistan are issued individual protective gear. Dykes is a pharmacist deployed out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. and is a native of Columbia,

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Capt. Christopher Dykes selects a pair of hazard-proof boots during equipment distribution at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 4, 2012. The Transit Center's Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center is where Airmen and Air Force civilians deploying to Afghanistan are issued individual protective gear. Dykes is a pharmacist deployed out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. and is a native of Columbia,

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