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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries a sling-loaded shipping container during retrograde operations and base closures in the Wardak province of Afghanistan on Oct. 26, 2013. The Chinook is assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries a sling-loaded shipping container during retrograde operations in the Wardak province

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries a sling-loaded shipping container during retrograde operations and base closures in the Wardak province of Afghanistan on Oct. 26, 2013. The Chinook is assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.

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