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An airborne helicopter sling-loads a weapon in a gray sky as another weapon sits in the grass in the foreground.

Heavy Lifting

An Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter transports an M119 howitzer during the Joint Pacific Readiness Center Exportable Exercise at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, May 16, 2026. The exercise was designed to enhance interoperability, refine multidomain tactics and strengthen regional readiness in the Indo-Pacific.

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