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Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. Leslie Edwards, a former Tuskegee Airman of the 617th Bombardment Squadron, assists in a foreign object debris walk at the flightline at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 14, 2017. The 617th Bombardment Squadron was one of four Tuskegee Airmen bomber squadrons during WWII that made up the 477th Bombardment Group. In 2007, the 477th Bombardment Group became the 477th Fighter Group, bringing with it the legacy of Tuskegee airmen to Alaska.