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Hot Loading

Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, train members of the Polish military on hot-loading procedures on a Black Hawk helicopter in Bircza, Poland, March 22, 2022. The 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, N.C., has been deployed to Poland to reassure NATO allies and partners.

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