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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off after dropping supplies to soldiers at Forward Operating Base Baylough in the Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 7, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, and the helicopter crew is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division.

SUPPLY DROP

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off after dropping supplies to soldiers at Forward Operating Base Baylough in the Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 7, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, and the helicopter crew is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division.

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