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U.S. Army Spc. James Bilton, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, rides the tail of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to ensure safe unloading from a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircraft on the flight line at San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republic, Nov. 8, 2007.

BLACK HAWK RIDE

U.S. Army Spc. James Bilton, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, rides the tail of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to ensure safe unloading from a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircraft on the flight line at San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republic, Nov. 8, 2007.

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