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A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands as part of a demonstration for Italian army Lt. Gen. Giorgio Battisti, chief of staff for the International Security Assistance Force, during his visit to Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2013. The crew is assigned to Company C, 1st Squadron, 168th General Support Aviation Battalion.

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands as part of a demonstration for Italian army Lt. Gen. Giorgio Battisti, chief of staff for the International Security Assistance Force, during his visit to Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2013. The crew is assigned to Company C, 1st Squadron, 168th General Support Aviation Battalion.

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands as part of a demonstration for Italian army Lt. Gen. Giorgio Battisti, chief of staff for the International Security Assistance Force, during his visit to Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2013. The crew is assigned to Company C, 1st Squadron, 168th General Support Aviation Battalion.

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