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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- An HH-60G Pave Hawk, secure on the C-17 Globemaster III, awaits take off here, Sept. 9, 2009. The Pave Hawks at Bagram Airfield are attached to the 56th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. The C-17 is transporting the squadron's helicopters back to home station for their redeployment. The Pave Hawk's primary wartime mission is combat search and rescue. The Globemaster III is a versatile transport aircraft and its cargo compartment is designed to carry a wide range of cargo to include large vehicles, including tanks and helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ensure an HH-60G Pave Hawk is secure aboard a C-17 Globemaster III here, Sept. 9, 2009. The Pave Hawk is on its way back to home station after a tour of duty at BAF. The Pave Hawk's primary wartime mission is combat search and rescue. The Globemaster III is a versatile transport aircraft and its cargo compartment is designed to carry a wide range of cargo to include large vehicles, tanks and helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Trevor Smith, a helicopter crew chief from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, ensures the rotors do not move on the HH-60G Pave Hawk during a final check of the aircraft here, Sept. 9, 2009. The Pave Hawk must be secure on the C-17 Globemaster III to ensure it doesn't get damaged in flight back to its home station. Sergeant Smith is deployed from RAF Lakenheath, England, and hails from Duluth, Minn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman Josh Berge (left), Staff Sgt. Elias Carlon (middle) and Senior Airman Anthony Boone (right) work together to ensure the HH-60G Pave Hawk doesn't sustain any damage by securing the rotors here, Sept. 9, 2009. All three of the Airmen are with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The Pave Hawk was loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III for its return to home station. Airman Berge hails from Byron, Minn., Sergeant Carlon hails from Vista, Calif., and Airman Boone is a native of Newport News, Va. All three are deployed from Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman Anthony Boone, a helicopter crew chief from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, secures the tail rotors on the HH-60G Pave Hawk to ensure the aircraft doesn't get damaged here, Sept. 9, 2009. The helicopter is being transported on a C-17 Globemaster III back to its home station. Airman Boone, a native of Newport News, Va., is deployed from RAF Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Elias Carlon, an Electronic Warfare Technician with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, uses heavy duty harnesses to ensure the HH-60G Pave Hawk doesn't get damaged on the C-17 Globemaster III here, Sept. 9, 2009. Sergeant Carlon is deployed from RAF Lakenheath, England, and hails from Vista, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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Pave Hawks redeploy

Published Sept. 9, 2009

Not your average cargo

Not your average cargo

Not your average cargo

Not your average cargo

Not your average cargo

Not your average cargo