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Army Sgt. 1st Class Louis Lawton guides a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to the landing zone during slingload training on Camp Johnson in Colchester, Vt., June 5, 2014. Lawton is assigned to the Massachusetts Army National Guard's Company C, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Louis Lawton guides a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to the landing zone during slingload training on Camp Johnson in Colchester, Vt., June 5, 2014. Lawton is assigned to the Massachusetts Army National Guard's Company C, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment.

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