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Sonny Perdue, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, ascends a ladder into a B-1 bomber at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 19, 2017. Perdue grew up in Georgia near Robins Air Force Base where the Air National Guard flew B-1s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hailey R. Staker)

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture visits Ellsworth

Sonny Perdue, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, ascends a ladder into a B-1 bomber at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 19, 2017. Perdue grew up in Georgia near Robins Air Force Base where the Air National Guard flew B-1s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hailey R. Staker)

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Staff Sgt. Hailey Staker
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