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Army Maj Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr. talks to his paratroopers following an airborne operation jump during a forcible-entry exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., May 31, 2013. Nicholson commands the 82nd Airborne Division.

Army Maj Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr. talks to his paratroopers following an airborne operation jump during a forcible-entry exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., May 31, 2013. Nicholson commands the 82nd Airborne Division.

Army Maj Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr. talks to his paratroopers following an airborne operation jump during a forcible-entry exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., May 31, 2013. Nicholson commands the 82nd Airborne Division.

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