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U.S. Army Capt Megan Howell pauses to catch her breath after climbing out of her AH-64 Apache helicopter following a security and reconnaissance mission on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2013. Howell, a pilot, is assigned to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.

U.S. Army Capt Megan Howell pauses to catch her breath after climbing out of her AH-64 Apache helicopter following a security and reconnaissance mission on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2013. Howell, a pilot, is assigned to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.

U.S. Army Capt Megan Howell pauses to catch her breath after climbing out of her AH-64 Apache helicopter following a security and reconnaissance mission on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2013. Howell, a pilot, is assigned to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.

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