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U.S. Army Spc. Shaina Joseph mounts her M240B machine gun aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Jalalabad Airfield in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, March 13, 2013. Joseph, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 3rd Battalion, 501st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Spc. Shaina Joseph mounts her M240B machine gun aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Jalalabad Airfield in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, March 13, 2013. Joseph, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 3rd Battalion, 501st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Spc. Shaina Joseph mounts her M240B machine gun aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Jalalabad Airfield in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, March 13, 2013. Joseph, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 3rd Battalion, 501st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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