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Army Spc. Erik Heath hooks up a toe-bar to the rear wheel of a Black Hawk helicopter, July 12, 2008, at the Combat Aviation Brigade flight line in Baghdad, Iraq. Heath is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment.

TOE-BAR HOOK

Army Spc. Erik Heath hooks up a toe-bar to the rear wheel of a Black Hawk helicopter, July 12, 2008, at the Combat Aviation Brigade flight line in Baghdad, Iraq. Heath is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment.

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