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A solider sitting in an airborne helicopter pulls up and a fellow soldier and another person connected by a rope.

Soldier Strong

Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Brad McKenzie, left, helps Spc. Matthew Tucker and a simulated casualty into a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023.

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