Pilots aboard a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter prepare to land on an airfield in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2005. The soldiers and their aircraft are part of Task Force Warfighter, which is composed of various aviation units with different capabilities working together during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu



U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Hanley checks to make sure passengers aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter are in position and wearing their safety harnesses before a flight in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2005. Hanley is a crew chief assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Rhode Island National Guard. The unit is operating as part of Task Force Warfighter during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu



U.S. Army aviators perform pre-flight maintenance checks on their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on an airfield in Baghdad, Iraq, before taking off on a flight Feb. 13, 2005. The soldiers are assigned to the Arizona Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, operating as part of Task Force Warfighter. Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu



U.S. soldiers conduct refueling operations on an airfield in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2005. The soldiers are part of Task Force Warfighter, which is composed of various active duty and reserve-component units operating together. Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu



U.S. soldiers aboard an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter hover overhead as aviators on the ground prepare their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for a personnel delivery mission, in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2005. The attack helicopter will provide escort for the Black Hawk during the mission. Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu

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