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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two guardsmen sit in an open door of an airborne helicopter as a fellow guardsman is hoisted below.

Helicopter Hoist

Rhode Island Army National Guardsmen conduct UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hoist qualification training in West Greenwich, R.I., March 1, 2023. The hoist is used to extract patients in areas that are too small for a helicopter to land.

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