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Army UH-60 Black Hawks take off at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 4, 2015, to support a static-line jump by soldiers from the Army's 1st Special Forces Group. The helicopter crews are assigned to the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade. More than 100 soldiers jumped from an altitude of approximately 1,500 feet during the event .

Army UH-60 Black Hawks take off at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 4, 2015, to support a static-line jump by soldiers from the Army's 1st Special Forces Group. The helicopter crews are assigned to the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade. More than 100 soldiers jumped from an altitude of approximately 1,500 feet during the event .

Army UH-60 Black Hawks take off at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 4, 2015, to support a static-line jump by soldiers from the Army's 1st Special Forces Group. The helicopter crews are assigned to the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade. More than 100 soldiers jumped from an altitude of approximately 1,500 feet during the event .

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