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U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick Purtle performs mechanical repairs on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 20, 2009. Purtle is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment.

BAGRAM REPAIRS

U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick Purtle performs mechanical repairs on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 20, 2009. Purtle is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment.

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