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Army 1st Sgt. Sandrea Cruz, right, conducts a jumpmaster personnel inspection on a soldier, preparing him for a static-line parachute jump from an aircraft. Cruz leads more than 150 soldiers as the first sergeant for the 7th Special Forces Group’s (Airborne) Sustainment and Distribution Company. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Henson

Army 1st Sgt. Sandrea Cruz, right, conducts a jumpmaster personnel inspection on a soldier, preparing him for a static-line parachute jump from an aircraft. Cruz leads more than 150 soldiers as the first sergeant for the 7th Special Forces Group’s (Airborne) Sustainment and Distribution Company. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Henson

Army 1st Sgt. Sandrea Cruz, right, conducts a jumpmaster personnel inspection on a soldier, preparing him for a static-line parachute jump from an aircraft. Cruz leads more than 150 soldiers as the first sergeant for the 7th Special Forces Group’s (Airborne) Sustainment and Distribution Company. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Henson

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