West Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, Task Force Longknife, reduce the speed of their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to return to the trail position after take off from the USNS Alan Shepard over the North Arabian Gulf Feb. 16. In order to qualify and remain proficient aircrews performed the challenging task of landing on a moving ship multiple times. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Rose Wolford, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs)
<dl><dd>Unit: 40th Combat Aviation Brigade</dd>
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Spc. Rose Athena Wolford
Taken on 16 February 2016
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