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A U.S. soldier conducts final preflight inspection on a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2015, before conducting an aerial battlefield familiarization flight. The soldier is a crew chief assigned to Task Force No Mercy.

A U.S. soldier conducts final preflight inspection on a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2015, before conducting an aerial battlefield familiarization flight. The soldier is a crew chief assigned to Task Force No Mercy.

A U.S. soldier conducts final preflight inspection on a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2015, before conducting an aerial battlefield familiarization flight. The soldier is a crew chief assigned to Task Force No Mercy.

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