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Virginia Army National Guard Sgt. Albert Culanding hangs from a U.S. Navy MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter during Exercise Southbound Trooper IX on Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 18, 2009. Culanding is assigned to the Fort Pickett Maneuver Training Center.

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Virginia Army National Guard Sgt. Albert Culanding hangs from a U.S. Navy MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter during Exercise Southbound Trooper IX on Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 18, 2009. Culanding is assigned to the Fort Pickett Maneuver Training Center.

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