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A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts an M777A2 lightweight howitzer from Fire Base Fiddler's Green in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2009.

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A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts an M777A2 lightweight howitzer from Fire Base Fiddler's Green in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2009.

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