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A U.S. soldier inspects the tail blades of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Shindand Air Base before conducting a mission in the Regional Command West area of operations in Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2013. The soldier, a pilot, is assigned to California National Guard's Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment.

A U.S. soldier inspects the tail blades of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Shindand Air Base before conducting a mission in the Regional Command West area of operations in Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2013. The soldier, a pilot, is assigned to California National Guard's Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment.

A U.S. soldier inspects the tail blades of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Shindand Air Base before conducting a mission in the Regional Command West area of operations in Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2013. The soldier, a pilot, is assigned to California National Guard's Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment.

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