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Air Force Senior Airman Joel Ramirez moves towards an objective during a helicopter close air support training exercise on Fort Drum, N.Y., March 14, 2015. Ramirez is assigned to the New York National Guard's 274th Air Support Operations Squadron.

Air Force Senior Airman Joel Ramirez moves towards an objective during a helicopter close air support training exercise on Fort Drum, N.Y., March 14, 2015. Ramirez is assigned to the New York National Guard's 274th Air Support Operations Squadron.

Air Force Senior Airman Joel Ramirez moves towards an objective during a helicopter close air support training exercise on Fort Drum, N.Y., March 14, 2015. Ramirez is assigned to the New York National Guard's 274th Air Support Operations Squadron.

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