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A soldier prepares a UH-60 Black Hawk to depart from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and head to the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., for training, Jan. 9, 2016. The soldier is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Brian Harris

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A soldier prepares a UH-60 Black Hawk to depart from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and head to the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., for training, Jan. 9, 2016. The soldier is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Brian Harris

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