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U.S. Army Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sits in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with 82nd Airborne personnel as he prepares for takeoff. Powell visited the base camp during Operation Desert Shield.

U.S. Army Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sits in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with 82nd Airborne personnel as he prepares for takeoff. Powell visited the base camp during Operation Desert Shield.

U.S. Army Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sits in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with 82nd Airborne personnel as he prepares for takeoff. Powell visited the base camp during Operation Desert Shield.

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