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SATHER AIR BASE, Iraq - Chief Master Sgt. Pablo Valverde shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during a visit here Sept. 15, 2008. Also welcoming Dr. Gates is Col. David Pavey, 447th Air Expeditionary Group commander, and Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin III, commander, Multi-National Corps - Iraq. Chief Valverde is deployed from the 944th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., where he serves as the wing's command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian Davidson)