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Airman reenlists as SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts into space
The photo shows Air Force Master Sgt. Eric Burks reenlisting as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off the launchpad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
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