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A look down at a soldier holding a hook while two soldiers stand on either side.

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Army Spc. Brandon O. Beatty, prepares to hook an M119 howitzer to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during air assault training at Fort Carson, Colo., May 2, 2019.

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