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A C-23 Sherpa aircraft awaits take off from Bryant Army Airfield for airborne operations over Malamute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 12, 2013. The pilots are assigned to Alaska Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment.

A C-23 Sherpa aircraft awaits take off from Bryant Army Airfield for airborne operations over Malamute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 12, 2013. The pilots are assigned to Alaska Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment.

A C-23 Sherpa aircraft awaits take off from Bryant Army Airfield for airborne operations over Malamute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 12, 2013. The pilots are assigned to Alaska Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment.

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