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Army Spc. Logan Mattix looks out the window of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for clearance.

Checking for Clearance

Army Spc. Logan Mattix looks out the window of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for clearance before takeoff to perform a low altitude supply delivery exercise at Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, Dec. 12, 2017. Mattix is a crew chief assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 25th Combat Aviation Brigade. Army photo by Sgt. Ian Ives

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