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Air Force Capt. Lance M. Stafford is lifted into UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during a night-hoist training exercise at Yakota Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2017. Stafford is a pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson

Helicopter Hoisting

Air Force Capt. Lance M. Stafford is lifted into UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during a night-hoist training exercise at Yakota Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2017. Stafford is a pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson

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