A coalition security force member prepares to board a CH-47 Chinook on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. ( Army illustration by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr.) Helmand operations 130511-A-QU939-016

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