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As seen through a night-vision device, the crew of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter performs a preflight inspection to prepare for the evenings missions on Forward Operating Base Fenty in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 22, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th General Support Avaition Battalion, 10th Combat Avaition Brigade.

As seen through a night-vision device, the crew of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter performs a preflight inspection to prepare for the evenings missions on Forward Operating Base Fenty in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 22, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th General Support Avaition Battalion, 10th Combat Avaition Brigade.

As seen through a night-vision device, the crew of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter performs a preflight inspection to prepare for the evenings missions on Forward Operating Base Fenty in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 22, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th General Support Avaition Battalion, 10th Combat Avaition Brigade.

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