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Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters depart for an air assault mission loaded with U.S. Army soldiers on Camp Taji, Iraq, June 3, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, and the helicopter crews are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade.

HOVERING HAWKS

Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters depart for an air assault mission loaded with U.S. Army soldiers on Camp Taji, Iraq, June 3, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, and the helicopter crews are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade.

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