California Army National Guard Lt. Col. Jeff Sibley, commander of Task Force Longknife, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, Capt. Charles Escaleras, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Task Force Longknife, crew chief Sgt. Rene Fragoso and gunner Sgt. Nathan Wong, perform preflight checks on their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for an orientation flight at Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 15, 2015. The 40th CAB was training to deploy to Kuwait to support stability operations in 2016. ( Army National Guard Photo by Spc. Rose Wolford/Released)

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