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U.S. Army soldiers conduct air assault training as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lifts off from behind them on Fort Carson, Colo., Nov. 14, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 157th Infantry Regiment's Company A, 1st Battalion and the Colorado Army National Guard. The Black Hawk crew are assigned to the 135th Aviation Regiment's 2nd Battalion.

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U.S. Army soldiers conduct air assault training as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lifts off from behind them on Fort Carson, Colo., Nov. 14, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 157th Infantry Regiment's Company A, 1st Battalion and the Colorado Army National Guard. The Black Hawk crew are assigned to the 135th Aviation Regiment's 2nd Battalion.

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