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A CH-47F Chinook helicopter sling loads a M777 lightweight howitzer to a forward operating base in Spin Buldak in southeastern Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2009. The howitzer is one of many being relocated to Spin Buldak to support U.S. forces.

HELICOPTER'S HOWITZER

A CH-47F Chinook helicopter sling loads a M777 lightweight howitzer to a forward operating base in Spin Buldak in southeastern Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2009. The howitzer is one of many being relocated to Spin Buldak to support U.S. forces.

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