So do the C-130 cargo planes and CH-47 helicopters that delivered Marines to Kandahar.

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We loaded onto three CH-47 Chinook helicopters for a three hour transit to the target that included an inflight refueling.

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By pursuing such initiatives while developing the full sales potential of existing product lines like the V-22 Osprey and CH-47 Chinook rotorcraft, Boeing may be able to grow military earnings even as defense demand softens in the years ahead.

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