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C-130 Hercules pilot: the joy of flying low and slow.

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As the sun slowly dips below Afghanistan's horizon, Capt. Malinda Hammond is just beginning her duty day. She walks briskly toward one of the workhorses of the Air Force fleet, a C-130 Hercules, heading to the cockpit.

After six years on active duty and two-and-a-half years in the Texas Air National Guard, she slips into the roll of aircraft commander as easily as pulling on her well-worn flight gloves.

It is a good fit for the captain who grew up around aircraft and military jargon. She is the daughter of a Marine aircraft mechanic who opened his own aircraft maintenance shop after his tour in the service ended.

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