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Army Lt. Col. Tom Jessee, executive officer for the 1st Air Cavalry “Warrior” Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, goes through some final preflight checks in his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 24, 2007. Photo by Cpl. Nathan Hoskins, USA

Army Lt. Col. Tom Jessee, executive officer for the 1st Air Cavalry “Warrior” Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, goes through some final preflight checks in his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 24, 2007. Photo by Cpl. Nathan Hoskins, USA

Army Lt. Col. Tom Jessee, executive officer for the 1st Air Cavalry “Warrior” Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, goes through some final preflight checks in his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 24, 2007. Photo by Cpl. Nathan Hoskins, USA

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