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A formation of six UH-60L Black Hawks and two CH-47F Chinooks helicopters simultaneously launch a daytime mission from Multinational Base Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2013. The helicopter crews are assigned to the 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Task Force Falcon.

A formation of six UH-60L Black Hawks and two CH-47F Chinooks helicopters simultaneously launch a daytime mission from Multinational Base Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2013. The helicopter crews are assigned to the 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Task Force Falcon.

A formation of six UH-60L Black Hawks and two CH-47F Chinooks helicopters simultaneously launch a daytime mission from Multinational Base Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2013. The helicopter crews are assigned to the 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Task Force Falcon.

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