An U.S. soldier with the New York Army National Guard conducts a preflight inspection on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment prior to departing a flight facility in Latham, N.Y., Sept. 25, 2013. The helicopter was en route to Fort Hood, Texas, to complete training with soldiers assigned to the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade before deploying to Kuwait.