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U.S. Air Force airmen and U.S. Army soldiers take the straps off of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and cargo aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Chaklala Air Force Base, Pakistan, Sept. 1, 2010. The airmen are assigned to the 818th Contingency Response Element and the soldiers are assigned to the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade. Troops will use aircraft to transport supplies throughout the country to aid flood victims.

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U.S. Air Force airmen and U.S. Army soldiers take the straps off of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and cargo aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Chaklala Air Force Base, Pakistan, Sept. 1, 2010. The airmen are assigned to the 818th Contingency Response Element and the soldiers are assigned to the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade. Troops will use aircraft to transport supplies throughout the country to aid flood victims.

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