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U.S. Army paratroopers conduct final equipment checks before participating in a parachute training jump with Italian paratroopers from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near the city of Pordenone in northeast Italy, July 16, 2013. The U.S. paratroopers are assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team; the helicopter crew is assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade; and the U.S. Air Force paratroopers are assigned to the 8th Air Support Operations Squadron in Aviano, Italy. The Italian paratroopers assigned to the Folgore Parachute Brigade.

U.S. Army paratroopers conduct final equipment checks before participating in a parachute training jump with Italian paratroopers from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near the city of Pordenone in northeast Italy, July 16, 2013. The U.S. paratroopers are assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team; the helicopter crew is assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade; and the U.S. Air Force paratroopers are assigned to the 8th Air Support Operations Squadron in Aviano, Italy. The Italian paratroopers assigned to the Folgore Parachute Brigade.

U.S. Army paratroopers conduct final equipment checks before participating in a parachute training jump with Italian paratroopers from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near the city of Pordenone in northeast Italy, July 16, 2013. The U.S. paratroopers are assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team; the helicopter crew is assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade; and the U.S. Air Force paratroopers are assigned to the 8th Air Support Operations Squadron in Aviano, Italy. The Italian paratroopers assigned to the Folgore Parachute Brigade.

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