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Soldiers secure a landing spot.

Secure Landing

Army paratroopers secure a landing zone for a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 20, 2019. The soldiers provided protection for a meeting between U.S. and Afghan officials.

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