Wheeler aviation brigade prepares for Afghan duty

As U.S. troop levels thin out in Iraq, Hawaii’s combat presence in Afghanistan is bulking up. With dozens of Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters flanking them, more than 2,000 25th Combat Aviation Brigade soldiers stood at attention Friday in a deployment ceremony at Wheeler Army Airfield as they prepared to leave for a year of duty in southern Afghanistan.

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