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UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters land to pickup U.S. Army soldiers outside of Loy Murghoz, in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 8, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field, Artillery Regiment, Task Force 4-25, and were conducting a presence patrol to search for weapons and contraband.

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UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters land to pickup U.S. Army soldiers outside of Loy Murghoz, in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 8, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field, Artillery Regiment, Task Force 4-25, and were conducting a presence patrol to search for weapons and contraband.

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