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A helicopter flies while a crew member inside the helicopter prepares an emergency re-supply drop.

Speed Bag System

The U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Fort Rucker, Ala., tests the speed bag system for the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, Fort Detrick, Md. The speed bag system is intended to aid in emergency resupply operations from a UH-60 Black Hawk. USAARL evaluated the system to determine if it could support medical supply drops. The Defense Department's fiscal year 2022 budget calls for $112 billion in research, development, testing and experimentation, an increase of 5.1% over fiscal 2021.

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