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U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division connect lifting slings between M-119A2 lightweight towed howitzers and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division during training exercises at Fort Campbell, Ky., on June 9, 2009. The process is complicated by flying debris kicked up by rotor wash.

U.S. Army soldiers connect lifting slings between M-119A2 lightweight towed howitzers and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.

U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division connect lifting slings between M-119A2 lightweight towed howitzers and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division during training exercises at Fort Campbell, Ky., on June 9, 2009. The process is complicated by flying debris kicked up by rotor wash.

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