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Sgt. 1st Class Erika Richardson, a flight medic assigned to C Company DUSTOFF, 3rd Battalion (General Support), Task Force Phoenix, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, sets up a blood transfusion device during training in low visibility Sept. 26, at Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan. US Army photo by Staff Sgt. Todd Pouliot, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.