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U.S. and British paratroopers carry gear to load onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015.

U.S. and British paratroopers carry gear to load onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015.

U.S. and British paratroopers carry gear to load onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015.

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