Soldiers from Headquarters Headquarters Detachment, 96th Troop Command sling load a storage container to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment to deliver supplies to units in the field as part of Cascadia Rising on June 4, 2016. Cascadia Rising is a state-wide exercise that will test the response plan of many government agencies in the event of a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Washington State. Delivering supplies by helicopter is just one of the many ways the Washington National Guard can assist during such an event. (

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Soldiers from Headquarters Headquarters Detachment, 96th Troop Command sling load a storage container to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment to deliver supplies to units in the field as part of Cascadia Rising on June 4, 2016. Cascadia Rising is a state-wide exercise that will test the response plan of many government agencies in the event of a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Washington State. Delivering supplies by helicopter is just one of the many ways the Washington National Guard can assist during such an event. ( Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Matthew Sissel, 122d Public Affairs Operations Center)

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