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U.S. soldiers sit inside a C-130 aircraft before take off from Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 7, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 159th Combat Aviation Brigade. The soldiers flew to Bagram Airfield on the last leg of their trip from Fort Campbell, Ky.

BAGRAM BOUND

U.S. soldiers sit inside a C-130 aircraft before take off from Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 7, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 159th Combat Aviation Brigade. The soldiers flew to Bagram Airfield on the last leg of their trip from Fort Campbell, Ky.

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