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As a Chinook helicopter lands, U.S. Army soldiers shield themselves from the harsh spray of dust caused by the rotors as they wait to hook a load of equipment onto the aircraft, June 15, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VIII at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan.

ROTOR DUST

As a Chinook helicopter lands, U.S. Army soldiers shield themselves from the harsh spray of dust caused by the rotors as they wait to hook a load of equipment onto the aircraft, June 15, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VIII at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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