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Soldiers from the 1st Special Forces Group prepare to conduct a static-line jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 4, 2015. The static-line jumps are performed from roughly 1,500 feet.

Soldiers from the 1st Special Forces Group prepare to conduct a static-line jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 4, 2015. The static-line jumps are performed from roughly 1,500 feet.

Soldiers from the 1st Special Forces Group prepare to conduct a static-line jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 4, 2015. The static-line jumps are performed from roughly 1,500 feet.

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