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U.S. Army Sgt. Steve Lafond mans his machine gun inside a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2013. Lafond, a crew chief, is assigned to the 3rd Battalion General Support, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Steve Lafond mans his machine gun inside a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2013. Lafond, a crew chief, is assigned to the 3rd Battalion General Support, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.

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