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U.S. Army Rangers hand out reserve parachutes before a mass tactical jump during Ranger Rendezvous over Fryar Drop Zone on Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 3, 2009. The Rangers are assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment. More than 1,000 Rangers assigned to four Ranger battalions from across the country participated in the mass tactical jump flown by U.S. Air Force aircraft.

U.S. Army Rangers hand out reserve parachutes before a mass tactical jump during Ranger Rendezvous over Fryar Drop Zone on Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 3, 2009. The Rangers are assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment. More than 1,000 Rangers assigned to four Ranger battalions from across the country participated in the mass tactical jump flown by U.S. Air Force aircraft.

U.S. Army Rangers hand out reserve parachutes before a mass tactical jump during Ranger Rendezvous over Fryar Drop Zone on Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 3, 2009. The Rangers are assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment. More than 1,000 Rangers assigned to four Ranger battalions from across the country participated in the mass tactical jump flown by U.S. Air Force aircraft.

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