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A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hoists U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Coburn back into the aircraft during training near Forward Operating Base Fenty in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, Sept. 16, 2013. Coburn, a medic, is assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, Medevac Platoon "Dustoff."

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hoists U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Coburn back into the aircraft during training near Forward Operating Base Fenty in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, Sept. 16, 2013. Coburn, a medic, is assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, Medevac Platoon "Dustoff."

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hoists U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Coburn back into the aircraft during training near Forward Operating Base Fenty in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, Sept. 16, 2013. Coburn, a medic, is assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, Medevac Platoon "Dustoff."

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