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U.S. Army soldiers board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after completing an operation with Iraqi police in Istaqal, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment. The operation focused on identifying and removing illegal weapon caches in the Istaqlal Qada.

BOARDING BLACK HAWK

U.S. Army soldiers board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after completing an operation with Iraqi police in Istaqal, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment. The operation focused on identifying and removing illegal weapon caches in the Istaqlal Qada.

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