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An Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovers above as a soldier provides medical aid to a mock casualty during air assault training in Gracanica, Kosovo, May 10, 2017. The soldier is a flight medic assigned to Multinational Battle Group-East’s Southern Command Post. The soldier was lifted into the helicopter using a rescue hoist, which can be used to reach stranded patients in the event the aircraft is unable to land. Army photo by Spc. Adeline Witherspoon

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An Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovers above as a soldier provides medical aid to a mock casualty during air assault training in Gracanica, Kosovo, May 10, 2017. The soldier is a flight medic assigned to Multinational Battle Group-East’s Southern Command Post. The soldier was lifted into the helicopter using a rescue hoist, which can be used to reach stranded patients in the event the aircraft is unable to land. Army photo by Spc. Adeline Witherspoon

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