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U.S. Army Capt. Tyson Hise and Chief Warrant Officer Semi Lemafa (left) prepare their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for take off at Bagram Airfield in the Parwan province of Afghanistan on June 29, 2007. Hise and Lemafa are both assigned to the General Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division.

Capt. Tyson Hise and Chief Warrant Officer Semi Lemafa prepare their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for take off.

U.S. Army Capt. Tyson Hise and Chief Warrant Officer Semi Lemafa (left) prepare their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for take off at Bagram Airfield in the Parwan province of Afghanistan on June 29, 2007. Hise and Lemafa are both assigned to the General Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division.

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