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UH-60 Blackhawks assigned to the Arizona Army National Guard's 2-285 Assault Helicopter Battalion depart Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix for Fort Sill, Okla., Ariz., Oct. 6, 2009. Upon arrival, the Blackhawk crews will begin training for a one-year deployment to Iraq.

BLACKHAWK TRAINING

UH-60 Blackhawks assigned to the Arizona Army National Guard's 2-285 Assault Helicopter Battalion depart Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix for Fort Sill, Okla., Ariz., Oct. 6, 2009. Upon arrival, the Blackhawk crews will begin training for a one-year deployment to Iraq.

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