A Soldier with Detachment 1, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment prepares for takeoff aboard a UH-72 Lakota helicopter July 29, 2013, at the Virginia National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility in Sandston, Va. ( Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Terra C. Gatti/Released) Va. Guard helicopter crew departs to support Southwest border mission 130729-A-SM601-301

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