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Soldiers prepare to attach a container to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a slingload operation, part of Exercise Dragon Fire, at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., May 5, 2017. Army photo by Sgt. Kalie Jones

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Soldiers prepare to attach a container to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a slingload operation, part of Exercise Dragon Fire, at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., May 5, 2017. Army photo by Sgt. Kalie Jones

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