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A U.S. soldier sweeps snow from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 159th Combat Aviation Brigade.

A U.S. soldier sweeps snow from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 159th Combat Aviation Brigade.

A U.S. soldier sweeps snow from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 159th Combat Aviation Brigade.

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