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U.S and Canadian soldiers watch as a Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter carries a sling-loaded howitzer during training for Exercise Southbound Trooper IX on Blackstone Army Airfield, Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 14, 2009.

DRAGON LOAD

U.S and Canadian soldiers watch as a Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter carries a sling-loaded howitzer during training for Exercise Southbound Trooper IX on Blackstone Army Airfield, Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 14, 2009.

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