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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division wait to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air assault mission in the Al Jazeera Desert, Iraq, on March 22, 2006.

U.S. Army soldiers wait to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division wait to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air assault mission in the Al Jazeera Desert, Iraq, on March 22, 2006.

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