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Paratroopers move a 105-mm howitzer into firing position after conducting a heavy drop and parachute assault during Operation Spartan Valkyrie at Malamute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 20, 2015.

Paratroopers move a 105-mm howitzer into firing position after conducting a heavy drop and parachute assault during Operation Spartan Valkyrie at Malamute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 20, 2015.

Paratroopers move a 105-mm howitzer into firing position after conducting a heavy drop and parachute assault during Operation Spartan Valkyrie at Malamute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 20, 2015.

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