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Army Rangers stand on a flightline while pilots prepare a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for takeoff on Fort Knox, Ky., April 21, 2014. The pilots are assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

Army Rangers stand on a flightline while pilots prepare a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for takeoff on Fort Knox, Ky., April 21, 2014. The pilots are assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

Army Rangers stand on a flightline while pilots prepare a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for takeoff on Fort Knox, Ky., April 21, 2014. The pilots are assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

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