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U.S. soldiers prepare two 500-gallon fuel blivets for slingload training on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 30, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to Company E, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.

U.S. soldiers prepare two 500-gallon fuel blivets for slingload training on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 30, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to Company E, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.

U.S. soldiers prepare two 500-gallon fuel blivets for slingload training on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 30, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to Company E, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.

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