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Millions of years ago pterosaurs roamed the skies, but in June it was the UH-60 Black Hawk and UH-72 Lakota assigned to the 2-211th Aviation Regiment, Utah Army National Guard — along with a CH-47 Chinook powered assist from the 1-189th Aviation Regiment, Nevada National Guard — who took flight in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on a truly unique mission; helping airlift multiple rock-encased dinosaur fossils out of the ground for the Natural History Museum of Utah and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, respectively.
| Date Taken: | 06.29.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.29.2026 17:39 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 1012811 |
| VIRIN: | 260613-A-KC275-4800 |
| Filename: | DOD_111807932 |
| Length: | 00:01:44 |
| Location: | UTAH, US |
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