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U.S. paratroopers using T-11 parachutes, conduct an airborne operation from a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Juliet Drop Zone near Pordenone, Italy, Sept. 24, 2014. The paratroopers are assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza. The aircraft crew is assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing, stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

U.S. paratroopers using T-11 parachutes, conduct an airborne operation from a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Juliet Drop Zone near Pordenone, Italy, Sept. 24, 2014. The paratroopers are assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza. The aircraft crew is assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing, stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

U.S. paratroopers using T-11 parachutes, conduct an airborne operation from a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Juliet Drop Zone near Pordenone, Italy, Sept. 24, 2014. The paratroopers are assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza. The aircraft crew is assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing, stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

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