ROTC cadets do static load training in a UH60 Blackhawk Thursday afternoon in the Tarble quad. The training consists of getting each cadet group in and out of the aircraft as soon as possible and into attack formation. (Kevin Kenealy/The Daily Eastern New

Both of Ashley Jenkins parents are in the U.S. Air Force. Living next to Fort Knox, Ky., Jenkins has seen helicopters similar to the UH60 Blackhawk fly overhead.

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