Rotor wash
Afghan commandos shield themselves from flying debris after loading a wounded commando on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a village clearing operation in the Zhari district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, July 6, 2011. The commandos, supported by service members assigned to Special Operations Task Force South, found and destroyed several caches, which included weapons, homemade explosives, and materials to make roadside bombs. US Army photo by Sergeant Daniel P. Shook.
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