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U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Clifford Rakes shuts down his aircraft's systems following a mission near Baghdad, Jan. 12, 2011. Rakes is a Black Hawk pilot assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's Company A, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade. Rakes and other Black Hawk crews transport military and civilian VIPs between U.S. bases around Iraq.

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U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Clifford Rakes shuts down his aircraft's systems following a mission near Baghdad, Jan. 12, 2011. Rakes is a Black Hawk pilot assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's Company A, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade. Rakes and other Black Hawk crews transport military and civilian VIPs between U.S. bases around Iraq.

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