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U.S. Army soldiers from a vertical replenishment team hook a sling load of water to a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter for airlift from Lakeland Linder Airport, Fla., to distribution points around the state of Florida following Hurricane Frances on Sept. 9, 2004. The team is from the Florida National Guard, 53rd Combat Support Battalion and the Blackhawk is from the Alabama National Guard.

U.S. Army soldiers hook a sling load of water to a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.

U.S. Army soldiers from a vertical replenishment team hook a sling load of water to a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter for airlift from Lakeland Linder Airport, Fla., to distribution points around the state of Florida following Hurricane Frances on Sept. 9, 2004. The team is from the Florida National Guard, 53rd Combat Support Battalion and the Blackhawk is from the Alabama National Guard.

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