US Paratroopers prepare to load a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter in the Bermel District of the Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan October 13, 2009 during an air-assault mission.

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US Paratroopers prepare to load a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter in the Bermel District of the Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan October 13, 2009 during an air-assault mission.

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Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Paktika, Afghanistan
Photo credit: © US Army Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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