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Army Special Forces soldiers use a smoke grenade to signal a UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter for a medical airlift during Southern Strike 17 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., Oct. 26, 2017. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sean Carnes

Smoke Signal

Army Special Forces soldiers use a smoke grenade to signal a UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter for a medical airlift during Southern Strike 17 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., Oct. 26, 2017. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sean Carnes

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